.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A film job has gained previous Boston Celtics onward Glen "Large Little One" Davis a short-lived respite from the beginning of his three-year penitentiary condition for a fraudulence conviction in Manhattan federal government court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni mentioned Wednesday that Davis can wait up until Oct. 22 to start offering his three-year, four-month assignment for defrauding an insurance coverage think about NBA players and their households. She postponed his Sunday target date to report to prison for 7 weeks after his legal professional stated he was actually working to accomplish a documentary film project on his life.A participant of the Celtics' 2008 headline team, Davis was amongst about 2 dozen former players and others, consisting of medical professionals, who were actually sentenced over recent handful of years for scamming the NBA's players health and also advantage well-being plan of over $5 million.On Tuesday, lawyer Brendan White sought the hold-up for Davis, citing a Hollywood development firm's necessity to finish its own job. White created that problems in the venture were actually dued to problems preparing job interviews along with specialist colleagues and also associates that need to speak to Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe attorney created that film profits "can go a very long way" toward delighting $80,000 in restitution.In her purchase granting the post ponement, Caproni created that Davis "owes significant restitution" to a prey and also she wishes that "positive outlook concerning the monetary incentives of the movie is actually deserved." At a Might 9 sentencing, Davis referenced an accident that thwarted his profession as well as said that for the past 5 or even six years, "I have actually been actually straining since baseball was extracted from me."" That is actually all I understand. I was pro at that," he stated. "But when I lost basketball, I shed myself." His lawyer Sabrina Shroff stated at sentencing that Davis had encountered a "enormous streak of misfortune" and was actually so destitute that he as soon as asked her for $800 so he could possibly keep his phone working.Caproni pointed out at that time, though, that Davis had not fully accepted probation division policemans and also had not taken measures to address his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel told the court at penalizing that Davis was "perhaps the most effective basketball player" found in the insurance conspiracy.Davis, 38, bet the Celtics, Orlando Magic as well as LA Clippers from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Last 4.