On his way to prison, Glen “Big Baby” Davis releases a farewell video

In October 2021, Davis was already given a 40-month prison sentence.

Before leaving for prison, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, a former NBA star, sent his final video to his supporters. On Tuesday, October 22, Davis posted his last video to his Instagram Story along with a note explaining his P.O. Box number and the location where he will be detained in Minnesota. With sad eyes, “Big Baby” threw up a peace sign and urged his 118K followers to “be good.”

Glen Davis was previously found guilty of fabricating false claims, defrauding the NBA’s health care benefits plan, and committing many fraud counts in October 2021. As a result, a federal judge sentenced him to 40 months in prison. Consequently, Davis was mandated to make restitution of $80,000. Additionally, the NBA Champion will have to serve a three-year supervised release.

ESPN reports that as part of his sentence, “Big Baby” would have to go to “a financial management class and receive mandatory drug treatment.”

However, Davis was not alone in the scam; 18 former players, including Terrence Williams and Keyon Dooling, were imprisoned for using the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan to file claims.

Glen Davis has consistently insisted on his innocence and that the charges were untrue since he was indicted in the case. But throughout the hearing, the former athlete was observed taking the trial seriously, burying his face in his hands, and even pulling looks of shock.

In order to have the former player’s punishment lowered, Davis’ peers wrote letters before his sentencing. “On behalf of all of our NBPA members past and present, I respectfully ask that you consider Glen’s accomplishments and the positive impact he has had on those around him when determining his sentence,” was the letter written by Andre Iguodala, the NBPA executive director and former Golden State Warriors star. I request tolerance while keeping in mind the gravity of this legal issue and the completeness of the legal process.

In an attempt to have the court be kind toward him for his transgressions, the former Boston Celtics pleaded. Following his 2014 basketball retirement, he said he lost his sense of purpose in life. “I lost myself when I lost basketball,” he said to the judge. “I beg you, your honor, to assist me in returning to my true self.”