.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A film job has actually earned past Boston Celtics ahead Glen "Significant Baby" Davis a short-lived respite from the beginning of his three-year jail condition for a fraud conviction in New york federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni mentioned Wednesday that Davis can wait until Oct. 22 to begin serving his three-year, four-month assignment for ripping off an insurance coverage prepare for NBA gamers and their loved ones. She delayed his Sunday deadline to state to penitentiary for seven weeks after his legal representative stated he was actually operating to accomplish a documentary film job on his life.A participant of the Celtics' 2008 title crew, Davis was among about pair of dozen former players and also others, including doctors, who were sentenced over recent couple of years for scamming the NBA's gamers health and wellness as well as benefit welfare strategy of over $5 million.On Tuesday, lawyer Brendan White sought the problem for Davis, mentioning a Hollywood manufacturing company's requirement to complete its project. White wrote that hold-ups in the project were triggered by difficulties setting up meetings along with professional colleagues and also coworkers who need to speak with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal professional composed that film income "could go a very long way" towards pleasing $80,000 in restitution.In her order granting the post ponement, Caproni composed that Davis "is obligated to repay notable restoration" to a sufferer and also she really hopes that "confidence about the financial rewards of the film is necessitated." At a Might 9 sentencing, Davis referenced a trauma that thwarted his occupation as well as mentioned that for recent 5 or even six years, "I've been actually having a hard time considering that basketball was actually extracted from me."" That's all I know. I was pro at that," he pointed out. "But when I shed baseball, I shed on my own." His lawyer Sabrina Shroff mentioned at penalizing that Davis had faced a "huge streak of bad luck" and was actually therefore poverty-stricken that he once inquired her for $800 so he could keep his phone working.Caproni mentioned back then, though, that Davis hadn't totally cooperated with probation department policemans and also hadn't taken actions to address his problems.Federal district attorney Ryan Finkel told the court at punishing that Davis was actually "probably the best prosperous basketball gamer" caught in the insurance policy conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Miracle and also Los Angeles Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Last 4.