.Aug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ETNEW YORK-- A film project has gotten past Boston Celtics forward Glen "Significant Child" Davis a short-lived reprieve from the start of his three-year jail phrase for a scams conviction in Manhattan federal court.Judge Valerie E. Caproni pointed out Wednesday that Davis may wait until Oct. 22 to start offering his three-year, four-month stint for defrauding an insurance prepare for NBA players as well as their families. She delayed his Sunday due date to state to prison for seven full weeks after his legal professional stated he was operating to complete a docutainment venture on his life.A participant of the Celtics' 2008 label group, Davis was amongst about 2 number of former gamers as well as others, featuring physicians, who were pronounced guilty over recent couple of years for ripping off the NBA's gamers health and perk well-being plan of over $5 million.On Tuesday, legal representative Brendan White sought the delay for Davis, pointing out a Hollywood creation firm's need to finish its task. White wrote that hold-ups in the task were actually triggered by challenges preparing meetings with qualified teammates and colleagues who require to consult with Davis on film.Editor's PicksThe lawyer wrote that movie revenue "could go a very long way" towards delighting $80,000 in restitution.In her order granting the post ponement, Caproni wrote that Davis "owes notable restitution" to a victim and she hopes that "confidence concerning the economic incentives of the movie is actually warranted." At a Might 9 sentencing, Davis referenced a personal injury that thwarted his occupation as well as claimed that for recent 5 or six years, "I've been battling due to the fact that basketball was actually extracted from me."" That is actually all I know. I was actually specialist at that," he said. "However when I shed baseball, I dropped on my own." His lawyer Sabrina Shroff claimed at penalizing that Davis had dealt with a "stupendous touch of bad luck" as well as was actually so poverty-stricken that he when inquired her for $800 so he could keep his phone working.Caproni stated at the moment, however, that Davis hadn't totally accepted trial department policemans and hadn't taken actions to address his problems.Federal prosecutor Ryan Finkel said to the court at punishing that Davis was actually "possibly the best effective basketball gamer" caught in the insurance coverage conspiracy.Davis, 38, played for the Celtics, Orlando Magic and also LA Clippers coming from 2007 to 2015 after leading LSU to the 2006 Last 4.