A judge named Valerie E. Caproni just gave former NBA star Glen Davis a delayed prison sentence so he could film a documentary. Can you believe it? Apparently, the reason for this decision is because he owes a ton of money.
It’s crazy to think that Glen Davis was once a pro basketball player, raking in millions, and now he’s in this mess. I can’t even imagine the kind of debt he must be drowning in.
But you know what’s even crazier? Instead of locking him up right away, the judge is letting him make some money from this documentary to help pay off those debts. I mean, talk about a second chance! That’s both fortunate and unfortunate at the same time, if you ask me.
Davis, 38, was supposed to report to prison to begin a three-year, four-month sentence for insurance fraud on Sunday, Sept. 1, according to the Associated Press.
However, Judge Valerie E. Caproni, a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of New York, ruled last Wednesday that the former Boston Celtics star would be allowed to wait until Oct. 22 to report to prison in order for him to be able to complete his filming commitments.
Judge Caproni wrote in her decision that she believes the money Davis makes from the project could help offset the “significant” amount of money he owes, according to the AP. The outlet also reported that Davis’ lawyer, Brendan White, suggested the documentary “could go a long way” to helping the former athlete repay the $80,000 he was ordered to pay in restitution.
In November 2023, Davis was convicted for playing a role in a group who defrauded the NBA’s players health and benefit welfare plan for more than $5 million over the course of several years, according to 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 people, including former NBA players and doctors, were charged in a conspiracy to defraud the league’s benefits plan, ESPN previously reported. Fellow NBA stars Terrence Williams, William Bynum and Keyon Dooling, were among the other former players who were also convicted.
Davis and his attorneys told the court at his sentencing hearing in May that he had fallen on hard times following the end of his professional basketball career.
“I’ve been struggling because basketball was taken from me,” Davis, who was a member of the 2008 Boston Celtics championship team, told Judge Caproni, according to the AP.
“That’s all I know. I was expert at that,” Davis added. “But when I lost basketball, I lost myself.”
Let’s see how this plays out. Maybe this documentary will turn his life around and help him regain some stability. Or maybe it’s just a temporary escape from the inevitable. Only time will tell.
Flip to the next page to watch Glen Davis laugh at his prison sentence in a previous IG live…
