A judge has allowed former NBA player Glen Davis to delay his prison sentence by seven weeks so he can finish filming a documentary about his life.
Davis, 38, was set to begin a three-year and four-month sentence for insurance fraud on Sunday, September 1, according to the Associated Press. However, U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni in the Southern District of New York decided last Wednesday that the former Boston Celtics star could delay his prison reporting date until October 22 to finish his filming obligations.
In her ruling, Judge Caproni noted that the income Davis earns from the project could help reduce the “significant” debt he owes. According to the AP, Davis’s lawyer, Brendan White, mentioned that the documentary “could go a long way” in assisting the former athlete with the $80,000 in restitution he is required to pay.
In November 2023, Davis was found guilty of participating in a scheme that defrauded the NBA’s players’ health and benefit welfare plan of over $5 million over several years, as reported by The Athletic.
The former NBA champion was then sentenced to 40 months in prison on May 9 and ordered to pay back $80,000, per the outlet. He is also scheduled to have three years of supervision following his prison sentence.
Twenty-two individuals, including former NBA players and doctors, were charged in a conspiracy to defraud the league’s benefits plan, according to previous reports from ESPN. Other convicted former players include Terrence Williams, William Bynum, and Keyon Dooling.
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The Athletic reported that Williams was believed to be the mastermind behind the scheme to defraud the league’s policy. He allegedly recruited other players to submit inflated invoices to the NBA for medical procedures and then took a portion of the money from each fraudulent invoice. Williams received a 10-year sentence for his involvement in the scheme.
During his sentencing hearing in May, Davis and his lawyers informed the court that he had experienced financial difficulties after the conclusion of his professional basketball career.
Known as “Big Baby,” the former Louisiana State University standout had a nine-season career in the NBA, playing for the Celtics, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Orlando Magic. He wrapped up his professional career with one final season at the St. John’s Edge in the now-defunct National Basketball Association of Canada before retiring from basketball in 2019.
