.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie project has made former Boston Celtics ahead Glen "Large Baby" Davis a momentary respite from the beginning of his three-year jail phrase for a fraudulence sentence in Manhattan federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni claimed Wednesday that Davis may hang around until Oct. 22 to start serving his three-year, four-month stint for defrauding an insurance plan for NBA players as well as their households. She delayed his Sunday due date to disclose to prison for seven weeks after his legal professional mentioned he was actually working to accomplish a docutainment venture on his life.A participant of the Celtics' 2008 title group, Davis was actually among regarding 2 number of past gamers as well as others, including medical professionals, that were actually pronounced guilty over the past few years for scamming the NBA's players wellness and benefit well-being plan of over $5 million.On Tuesday, attorney Brendan White sought the delay for Davis, citing a Hollywood manufacturing business's requirement to finish its own project. White created that hold-ups in the venture were actually triggered by problems arranging job interviews with professional colleagues and colleagues that need to talk to Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal professional composed that film earnings "might go a very long way" towards fulfilling $80,000 in restitution.In her purchase giving the postponement, Caproni created that Davis "owes significant reparation" to a prey and also she hopes that "positive outlook concerning the economic rewards of the film is actually required." At a May 9 sentencing, Davis referenced an accident that wrecked his profession and also claimed that for recent 5 or even six years, "I have actually been actually straining due to the fact that basketball was actually derived from me."" That is actually all I recognize. I was actually expert at that," he stated. "Yet when I lost basketball, I lost on my own." His legal professional Sabrina Shroff pointed out at sentencing that Davis had experienced a "stupendous streak of rotten luck" as well as was actually thus dirt poor that he as soon as asked her for $800 so he can keep his phone working.Caproni claimed back then, however, that Davis had not completely cooperated with trial team officers as well as had not taken measures to resolve his problems.Federal district attorney Ryan Finkel informed the court at punishing that Davis was "perhaps one of the most effective baseball player" gotten in the insurance conspiracy.Davis, 38, bet the Celtics, Orlando Magic and also Los Angeles Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Ultimate 4.