Former NBA star arrested in Tahoe

Former NBA player Antoine Walker was arrested Thursday morning at Harrah's Casino at Stateline, Nev., on a felony arrest warrant.

Walker is wanted on three felony charges of passing checks and obtaining credit with non-sufficient funds in Las Vegas. Walker, who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2008, is accused of owing three Las Vegas casinos about $1 million. Clark County prosecutors say he failed to make good on 10 checks to Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and Red Rock Resort.

Walker's original bail was set at $905,050, cash only, but later had it reduced to $135,000 and has since been released. He is scheduled to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court at 8 a.m. Monday.

He was scheduled to be in South Lake Tahoe today for the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. It wasn't immediately clear if he will continue to play in the tournament, which ends Sunday.

According to a statement through the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, a Harrah's employee approached a deputy on foot patrol in the casino to alert them of Walker. The employee said they saw a television news report Wednesday about the warrant.

The deputies confirmed the warrant and arrested Walker at a bar in the casino.

Prosecutor Bernie Zadrowski told the Las Vegas Sun that Walker has repaid $178,000 of the debts incurred last July to January.

John Packer, the director of entertainment and public relations at Harrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe, told the Tahoe Daily Tribune on Tuesday he was unaware of Walker's casino debt and couldn't comment on losses by any specific gaming player.

"We would track anyone the same, whether they were a celebrity or not," he said. "There isn't special treatment for anybody."

Walker was an All-Star with the Boston Celtics, and won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat.