.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie job has earned past Boston Celtics ahead Glen "Big Baby" Davis a short-lived respite from the beginning of his three-year penitentiary term for a fraud conviction in Manhattan federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni claimed Wednesday that Davis can easily wait up until Oct. 22 to begin serving his three-year, four-month stint for ripping off an insurance think about NBA gamers as well as their loved ones. She delayed his Sunday due date to mention to prison for seven full weeks after his legal professional claimed he was actually functioning to finish a documentary film job on his life.A member of the Celtics' 2008 title group, Davis was actually amongst about 2 loads past players and also others, consisting of physicians, that were actually sentenced over recent couple of years for cheating the NBA's gamers health and wellness as well as perk well being planning of over $5 million.On Tuesday, lawyer Brendan White requested the problem for Davis, citing a Hollywood manufacturing provider's demand to finish its task. White composed that delays in the project were actually caused by troubles arranging job interviews with expert teammates and also co-workers that need to have to speak with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal representative created that film earnings "can go a long way" toward fulfilling $80,000 in restitution.In her purchase granting the postponement, Caproni wrote that Davis "owes notable restitution" to a victim and also she wishes that "optimism regarding the financial benefits of the movie is actually warranted." At a May 9 sentencing, Davis referenced an accident that derailed his profession as well as pointed out that for recent five or 6 years, "I've been actually struggling due to the fact that basketball was actually derived from me."" That is actually all I recognize. I was specialist at that," he claimed. "Yet when I lost baseball, I shed on my own." His attorney Sabrina Shroff said at punishing that Davis had faced a "huge streak of bad luck" and was actually thus insolvent that he the moment asked her for $800 so he can maintain his phone working.Caproni pointed out at the moment, though, that Davis had not entirely accepted probation department officers as well as hadn't taken steps to resolve his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel said to the court at penalizing that Davis was actually "probably the best successful basketball gamer" found in the insurance conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Magic as well as Los Angeles Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Ultimate 4.