.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie task has actually gained previous Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis a brief respite from the beginning of his three-year prison term for a scams sentence in New york federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni stated Wednesday that Davis can stand by up until Oct. 22 to start offering his three-year, four-month assignment for ripping off an insurance coverage prepare for NBA players and their families. She delayed his Sunday target date to state to prison for seven full weeks after his lawyer claimed he was actually functioning to finish a documentary film job on his life.A member of the Celtics' 2008 title crew, Davis was amongst regarding 2 dozen previous gamers and others, including doctors, who were actually pronounced guilty over the past few years for ripping off the NBA's gamers health and wellness as well as perk well-being program of over $5 million.On Tuesday, attorney Brendan White asked for the delay for Davis, citing a Hollywood production firm's necessity to finish its own project. White wrote that hold-ups in the venture were actually brought on by troubles setting up interviews with qualified allies and colleagues who require to speak with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal professional created that film income "could go a long way" toward fulfilling $80,000 in restitution.In her order approving the postponement, Caproni composed that Davis "is obligated to pay substantial remuneration" to a prey and she wishes that "optimism concerning the financial rewards of the movie is actually necessitated." At a May 9 sentencing, Davis referenced a trauma that hindered his occupation and also said that for recent five or even 6 years, "I have actually been actually straining due to the fact that baseball was taken from me."" That is actually all I recognize. I was specialist at that," he pointed out. "But when I shed baseball, I shed myself." His legal representative Sabrina Shroff claimed at penalizing that Davis had experienced a "gigantic touch of rotten luck" as well as was therefore destitute that he once asked her for $800 so he could maintain his phone working.Caproni pointed out back then, though, that Davis had not entirely cooperated with probation team policemans and also hadn't taken measures to resolve his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel informed the court at penalizing that Davis was actually "possibly the absolute most prosperous baseball gamer" caught in the insurance conspiracy.Davis, 38, bet the Celtics, Orlando Miracle as well as LA Clippers from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Final 4.