.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie project has made former Boston ma Celtics onward Glen "Big Little One" Davis a short-term respite from the beginning of his three-year prison term for a fraudulence sentence in Manhattan federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni pointed out Wednesday that Davis can stand by up until Oct. 22 to start providing his three-year, four-month assignment for ripping off an insurance coverage prepare for NBA players and their households. She postponed his Sunday due date to disclose to jail for seven weeks after his attorney said he was actually functioning to finish a documentary job on his life.A participant of the Celtics' 2008 headline group, Davis was one of about two loads former gamers and others, featuring physicians, who were convicted over the past few years for ripping off the NBA's gamers wellness and also benefit welfare program of over $5 million.On Tuesday, lawyer Brendan White requested the hold-up for Davis, pointing out a Hollywood creation business's necessity to complete its own task. White created that delays in the project were dued to troubles organizing interviews with expert teammates and co-workers that need to have to talk to Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe lawyer created that movie income "could possibly go a long way" toward pleasing $80,000 in restitution.In her order providing the postponement, Caproni created that Davis "owes significant restitution" to a target as well as she hopes that "optimism concerning the economic incentives of the movie is required." At a May 9 sentencing, Davis referenced a trauma that hindered his job and also pointed out that for recent 5 or six years, "I have actually been actually struggling due to the fact that basketball was actually drawn from me."" That is actually all I understand. I was professional at that," he mentioned. "But when I lost basketball, I shed myself." His legal representative Sabrina Shroff claimed at sentencing that Davis had faced a "stupendous touch of bad luck" as well as was so destitute that he as soon as asked her for $800 so he can maintain his phone working.Caproni mentioned at the time, though, that Davis hadn't totally cooperated with trial department policemans and also hadn't taken actions to resolve his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel told the judge at sentencing that Davis was "possibly the best productive baseball player" found in the insurance conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Magic and LA Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Last Four.