Judge says ex-Boston Celtics' Glen 'Big Baby' Davis can delay prison to finish film

Glenn Big Baby Davis a former Boston Celtics forward and a key member of the team that won the NBA Championship in 2008 has been granted a temporary reprieve from starting his three-year prison sentence the sentence was handed down after Davis was convicted in a federal court for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the NBA players health and benefit welfare plan of over $5 million this fraud which involved nearly two dozen former players and medical professionals exploited the plan meant to provide health benefits to NBA players and their families on Wednesday US District Judge Valerie e caproni approved a request from Davis's legal team to delay his reporting date for 7 weeks pushing it back to October 22nd 2024 originally Davis was scheduled to begin his sentence on Sunday September 1st the delay was granted to allow Davis to complete a documentary film project about his life which his attorney Brendan White argued could generate significant Revenue that might assist in paying off the $80,000 in restitution that Davis in the motion filed on Tuesday Davis's attorney emphasized the importance of the documentary noting that delays in production had Arisen due to difficulties in arranging interviews with former teammates and colleagues who were crucial to the film white also suggested that the documentary success could potentially provide Davis with the financial means to fulfill his restitution obligations judge caproni in her order acknowledged Davis's significant debt and expressed hope that the projected Financial rewards from the film would indeed materialize she highlighted the importance of Davis using this opportunity to make progress on addressing the restitution Davis's sentencing in May 2024 was marked by a reflection on his career and struggles post basketball he spoke of how an injury abruptly ended his career leaving him without direction I've been struggling because basketball was taken from me that's all I know I was an expert at that but when I lost basketball I lost myself Davis stated during the sentencing his attorney at the time Sabrina shroof painted a picture of a man who had faced a series of unfortunate events and had been left financially destitute even to the point of requesting $800 from her to keep his phone service active despite these claims the judge noted that Davis had not fully cooperated with the probation department and had not made significant efforts to resolve his issues Federal prosecutor Ryan finle pointed out during the sentencing that Davis was one of the most high-profile and successful individuals involved in the fraudulent scheme underscoring his prominence by reminding the court of Davis's contribution to a championship winning team Glenn Davis now 38 had a notable NBA career playing for the Boston Celtics Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers from 2007 to 2015 before his NBA career he was a standout at Louisiana State University where he led the team to the 2006 NCAA Championship game