NBA champion Glen Davis granted early prison release after fraud conviction

Former NBA prima Glen Davis has returned home, much than a twelvemonth earlier than initially anticipated.

Davis was released Thursday aft spending 17 months down bars. He was sentenced to 40 months successful situation pursuing his condemnation for his portion successful attempting to defraud a wellness attraction benefits plan. Davis’ attorney, Brendan White, said the NBA champion made the astir of his clip portion serving his sentence.

"He utilized his clip productively portion serving his condemnation and took galore programs during that time," White, told The Athletic. "He’s acceptable to go a productive subordinate of nine again."

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Glen 'Big Baby' Davis (0) of the Power shoots a escaped propulsion during the BIG3 Playoffs astatine Smoothie King Center connected Aug. 25, 2019 successful New Orleans, Louisiana. (Chris Graythen/BIG3 via Getty Images)

Davis aboriginal confirmed his release, saying successful a video posted to X, "They tried to clasp maine down. You cognize what I’m saying? But I’m back, man. I’m back, baby."

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Davis was convicted successful November 2023. He was 1 of 20 radical charged and sentenced for their roles successful a wide-ranging conspiracy that progressive filing fraudulent aesculapian claims with the NBA Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, according to the indictment.

While Davis was primitively scheduled to study to situation successful September 2024, a justice granted him astir 2 further months to decorativeness a documentary film. He yet reported aft a seven-week delay.

Glen Davis (11) of the Boston Celtics controls a rebound against the New York Knicks successful Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the NBA Playoffs connected April 24, 2011 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City, New York.  (Nick Laham/Getty Images)

In summation to his situation sentence, Davis volition service 3 years of supervised release. During that time, helium indispensable be a fiscal absorption people and acquisition mandatory cause attraction arsenic conditions of his release. He was besides ordered to wage $80,000 successful restitution.

Davis is acceptable to beryllium released from a halfway location successful aboriginal July, according to The Athletic.

Los Angeles Clippers guardant Glen Davis (0) reacts to a foul telephone by the officials successful a crippled with the Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Target Center connected March 2, 2015 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Bruce Kluckhohn/USA TODAY Sports)

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Davis was a subordinate of the Boston Celtics' 2008 NBA title team. He besides had stints with the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers during his nine-year NBA career. He weighed an mean of 290 pounds during his playing days, according to his NBA subordinate tallness and value listings.

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