Former NBA champion Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison stemming from his 2021 arrest for defrauding the NBA’s healthcare plan.
Former NBA center Glen Davis, also known as “Big Baby,” was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Thursday for his role in defrauding the NBA’s health care plan. Following his prison term, he will be under supervised release for three years.
Davis was among 18 ex-NBA players arrested in 2021, charged with federal fraud for their involvement in a scheme that targeted the NBA Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan. The group was accused of submitting false reimbursement claims to the plan.
In November, a New York jury found Davis guilty on multiple counts including health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. He could have faced up to 20 years in prison.
Davis took to Instagram Live following the sentencing.
Davis didn’t seem to shaken up by the prison sentence saying that he’s “going to get swoll” in prison.
He then says that, “the only way to stop me from eating hamburgers is by putting me in jail.”
It’s nice that Davis has a good attitude about the sentence, but it is very possible reality hasn’t quite hit him yet.
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Davis had a notable NBA career spanning eight years with the Boston Celtics, where he won a championship in his rookie season, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Clippers.
This case is part of a broader investigation that has seen more than 20 individuals convicted.
This includes former NBA players Alan Anderson, Keyon Dooling, and Will Bynum.
Terrence Williams, who was identified as the mastermind behind the fraudulent scheme, received a 10-year prison sentence last year.
