Former NBA Champion Glen "Big Baby" Davis Sentenced to 40 Months for Healthcare Fraud

A federal judge has sentenced former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis to 40 months in prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme that defrauded the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan of millions of dollars.

A federal judge has sentenced former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis to 40 months in prison after he was convicted in a scheme to defraud a healthcare benefits plan.

Last November, Davis was found guilty of health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. The convictions carried a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

In addition to the prison sentence, Davis will be subjected to supervised release for three years. During that time, Davis will have to attend a financial management class and undergo mandatory drug treatment as conditions of his release.

More than 20 people have been charged and sentenced for their roles in the scheme, which involved filing inaccurate medical claims with the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan, according to the indictment.

Terrence Williams, the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, pleaded guilty to piracy and aggravated identity theft. He admitted to leading the plan to submit false claims for medical and dental expenses.

"Williams led a scheme involving more than 18 former NBA players, a dentist, a doctor, and a chiropractor, to defraud the NBA Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of millions of dollars," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement in August 2022. "Williams also impersonated others to help him take what was not his — money that belonged to the Plan."

Williams has agreed to pay restitution of $2.5 million and pay a fine of more than $650,000.

Davis was a member of the Boston Celtics' 2008 NBA championship team. He was ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution.

The fraud scheme involved submitting false claims for medical and dental expenses that were often not necessary or even provided. The claims were submitted to the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan, which provides health insurance to current and former NBA players and their families.

The scheme was uncovered by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

Davis is the latest in a string of former NBA players who have been charged with defrauding the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. In 2022, former NBA player Tony Allen was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the scheme.

The NBA has taken steps to crack down on fraud in the NBA Players' Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. In 2018, the NBA implemented a new set of rules that require players to submit more documentation to support their claims. The NBA has also hired a third-party administrator to review claims and identify potential fraud.