Former NBA player Glen Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison Thursday, plus three years of supervised release, following his conviction in November 2023 for participating in a scheme to defraud the league’s health care plan.
Davis is one of 20 people, including other former players such as Will Bynum, Terrence Williams and Keyon Dooling, who were accused of submitting false reimbursement claims to the NBA’s health and wellness benefits plan for medical care and procedures that in They were never actually realized. Davis and Bynum were convicted by a Manhattan jury last November.
According to a statement By the Southern District of New York when the convictions were handed down, those involved in the scheme obtained more than $5 million in illicit profits. Davis submitted claims worth $132,000, including $27,200 for dental work in Beverly Hills, when authorities were able to prove from cell phone data that he was actually in Las Vegas at the time. according to USA Today.
Davis was found guilty of health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. He faced up to 20 years in prison.
In addition to his prison sentence, Davis was ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution. Conditions of his supervised release include attending a financial management class and mandatory drug treatment.
Davis played eight seasons in the NBA, averaging eight points and 4.4 rebounds per game with the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers during his career. His best season was 2012-13, when he averaged 15.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists with the Magic.
Davis, a second-round pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of LSU, was a member of the Celtics team. 2008 NBA Champion Team and finished fourth in Sixth Man of the Year voting in 2011-12.
In April, Bynum, an eight-year NBA veteran, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and was ordered to pay $183,000 in restitution.