.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A film project has made previous Boston Celtics onward Glen "Huge Infant" Davis a short-lived reprieve from the start of his three-year prison term for a scams conviction in New york federal government court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni said Wednesday that Davis can wait till Oct. 22 to begin providing his three-year, four-month job for ripping off an insurance policy plan for NBA gamers and also their loved ones. She delayed his Sunday deadline to state to jail for seven weeks after his attorney said he was actually functioning to complete a documentary film job on his life.A member of the Celtics' 2008 label team, Davis was among about pair of number of previous gamers and also others, featuring doctors, who were actually pronounced guilty over the past couple of years for ripping off the NBA's players health and wellness and perk well-being plan of over $5 million.On Tuesday, legal representative Brendan White sought the problem for Davis, mentioning a Hollywood manufacturing business's demand to finish its project. White composed that delays in the venture were actually triggered by troubles setting up interviews with expert colleagues and also coworkers that require to consult with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe legal representative composed that movie profits "could go a very long way" toward satisfying $80,000 in restitution.In her purchase providing the post ponement, Caproni composed that Davis "is obligated to pay significant reparation" to a victim as well as she really hopes that "confidence about the financial incentives of the movie is called for." At a Might 9 sentencing, Davis referenced a trauma that wrecked his profession and also said that for the past 5 or six years, "I have actually been actually struggling given that baseball was actually extracted from me."" That is actually all I know. I was actually expert at that," he said. "Yet when I shed basketball, I dropped on my own." His attorney Sabrina Shroff said at punishing that Davis had actually dealt with a "stupendous touch of bad luck" and also was therefore poverty-stricken that he when asked her for $800 so he can keep his phone working.Caproni claimed at the moment, though, that Davis hadn't completely cooperated with probation department policemans and had not taken steps to address his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel told the court at punishing that Davis was actually "most likely one of the most effective basketball player" seen in the insurance policy conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Last 4.