Former NBA forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 40 months in prison, plus three years' supervised release, for his Nov. 2023 conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan, per Justin Bey of ESPN:
“Breaking: Former NBA forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 40 months in prison, plus three years supervised release, for his 2023 conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the league's benefits plan.”
Multiple former NBA players such as Terrence Williams and Keyon Dooling, have been sentenced in the case for filing false medical claims with the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan.
Federal authorities said that Davis and others defrauded an insurance plan for NBA players and family members of more than $5 million in a scheme that lasted at least four years. The players would make false claims for dental services and various medical care, but those services were never provided.
Davis submitted a total of $132,000 worth of claims, including saying he got $27,200 worth of dental work at Beverly Hills dental office on October 2, 2018. Authorities said he was actually in Las Vegas at the time and flew to Paris that same day, using the geolocation data for his cellphone to prove it.
Davis, who was a reserve forward on the 2008 Boston Celtics championship team, was also ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution. The conditions of his supervised release include attending a financial management class and mandatory drug treatment.
In 2021, Davis took to the internet to dispute the allegations when they came to light
“It's ya boy Big Baby, man. Don't believe all that s*** on the internet,” said the former Celtics center. “I will have my day in court. They just mad because a Black man got money. Just trying to keep a Black man down. Shout out Ralo, all them people getting money. My s*** legal, man — a lot of jump shots, a whole lot of jump shots.”
Glen Davis was a fan favorite with the Boston Celtics
Davis' eight-year NBA career began with the Celtics in 2007-08. He went on to play four seasons for Boston, emerging as a fan favorite for his outgoing persona and unique style of play at a listed 6-foot-9, 289 pounds.
His best season with the Celtics was the 2010-11 season, when Davis averaged 11.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in a career-high 78 games. He finished fourth in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, finishing behind Lamar Odom, Jason Terry, and Thaddeus Young.
Davis went to play for the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers before his time in the league came to a close after 2014-15.
For his career, Davis 8.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in his 514 NBA games played.
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