.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A movie project has made former Boston Celtics ahead Glen "Large Infant" Davis a brief mitigation from the beginning of his three-year jail term for a fraud conviction in New york federal government court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni pointed out Wednesday that Davis may wait till Oct. 22 to begin offering his three-year, four-month assignment for defrauding an insurance think about NBA players and also their family members. She delayed his Sunday deadline to report to prison for 7 full weeks after his attorney said he was operating to complete a documentary film project on his life.A member of the Celtics' 2008 label crew, Davis was actually amongst about two loads former gamers as well as others, consisting of doctors, who were sentenced over recent few years for cheating the NBA's players health and also benefit welfare planning of over $5 million.On Tuesday, attorney Brendan White requested the hold-up for Davis, pointing out a Hollywood production provider's necessity to finish its project. White created that delays in the job were brought on by problems setting up interviews with expert teammates and co-workers that need to have to talk to Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe lawyer composed that movie earnings "could possibly go a long way" toward pleasing $80,000 in restitution.In her order approving the postponement, Caproni created that Davis "is obligated to pay substantial restoration" to a sufferer as well as she wishes that "optimism regarding the financial perks of the film is actually warranted." At a Might 9 sentencing, Davis referenced an accident that hindered his profession as well as pointed out that for the past five or six years, "I have actually been struggling because basketball was extracted from me."" That is actually all I recognize. I was actually specialist at that," he said. "But when I shed baseball, I shed on my own." His attorney Sabrina Shroff said at sentencing that Davis had actually faced a "immense touch of bad luck" as well as was actually thus empty that he as soon as inquired her for $800 so he could keep his phone working.Caproni said at the time, however, that Davis hadn't totally accepted trial division officers and had not taken steps to address his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel informed the court at penalizing that Davis was actually "possibly the most prosperous basketball gamer" found in the insurance coverage conspiracy.Davis, 38, bet the Celtics, Orlando Magic as well as LA Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Ultimate Four.