Is Glen “Big Baby” Davis in trouble with the law after attending Monday’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Heat?
The retired former Boston big man was spotted on ABC cameras during the game, sitting courtside while munching on snacks — but according to Larry Brown Sports, Davis was not legally allowed to be at the game in Boston.
Davis was reportedly in violation of his bail by attending the game, stemming from his Oct. 2021 arrest on fraud charges for an alleged scheme with several other retired NBA players involving the NBA’s healthcare plan.
According to legal news service Law360, Davis was admonished by a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday — the day after he attended Game 4 — and threatened with pretrial detention if he committed another violation.
“You have fouled out, in basketball terms,” U.S. district judge Valerie Caproni reportedly told Davis. “If there’s another foul, you’re going straight from here to the MDC [Manhattan Detention Complex] … You’re going to get caught because you’re all over social media, so you’ve got to comply with these rules.”
The terms of Davis’ $200,000 bail package restrict his travel to New York and California prior to trial. Monday’s Eastern Conference Finals game took place in Boston.
Davis reportedly violated terms of his bail in March when ABC cameras captured the former big attending a Celtics home game against the Nets. A few days later, Davis was scheduled to appear on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich Show” in Boston — but had to cancel due to a court hearing, according to the show.
On Thursday, NBA insider Shams Charania reported that Davis is “targeted” to be part of Jake Paul’s pay-per-view card on Aug. 13. Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions was reportedly working on a Davis-Larry Sanders bout, but will consider other opponents as Sanders committed to playing in the Big 3.