.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie venture has actually earned previous Boston Celtics ahead Glen "Huge Little One" Davis a short-lived mitigation from the beginning of his three-year penitentiary phrase for a fraud conviction in Manhattan federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni mentioned Wednesday that Davis may wait till Oct. 22 to begin serving his three-year, four-month stint for defrauding an insurance policy plan for NBA gamers and also their households. She delayed his Sunday due date to disclose to jail for seven full weeks after his legal representative mentioned he was actually working to complete a documentary job on his life.A member of the Celtics' 2008 title staff, Davis was among about two number of past gamers as well as others, consisting of medical professionals, who were sentenced over recent few years for cheating the NBA's gamers health and also perk well-being planning of over $5 million.On Tuesday, lawyer Brendan White asked for the delay for Davis, citing a Hollywood creation business's demand to finish its task. White created that hold-ups in the project were actually brought on by problems arranging meetings along with qualified colleagues and co-workers that need to have to speak with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal representative created that film revenue "could go a very long way" towards satisfying $80,000 in restitution.In her order giving the post ponement, Caproni created that Davis "owes notable reparation" to a victim as well as she really hopes that "optimism about the financial benefits of the film is necessitated." At a May 9 sentencing, Davis referenced an injury that hindered his career and said that for recent 5 or six years, "I have actually been actually battling since baseball was extracted from me."" That is actually all I know. I was actually expert at that," he said. "However when I dropped basketball, I lost myself." His attorney Sabrina Shroff stated at punishing that Davis had dealt with a "colossal streak of misfortune" and also was actually thus destitute that he once asked her for $800 so he might keep his phone working.Caproni said back then, though, that Davis had not entirely cooperated with trial department officers and also hadn't taken actions to resolve his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel told the court at punishing that Davis was actually "most likely one of the most effective basketball player" caught in the insurance coverage conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Miracle and LA Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Ultimate 4.