{"id":219946,"date":"2026-03-14T21:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219946\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:02:15","slug":"former-nba-player-glen-davis-released-from-prison-after-17-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219946\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA Player Glen Davis Released from Prison After 17 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mar. 13, 2026 at 10:51pm<\/p>\n

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Former NBA player Glen Davis was released from prison on Thursday after serving 17 months of a 40-month sentence for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the league’s healthcare plan. Davis and fellow NBA player Will Bynum were convicted in 2023 for filing false reimbursement claims, part of a larger scheme that involved 19 people, including 18 former NBA players.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The case highlights the issue of healthcare fraud, which can have significant financial and legal consequences for those involved. It also raises questions about oversight and accountability within professional sports leagues’ benefit programs.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Davis submitted $132,000 worth of fraudulent claims, including $27,200 in dental work he did not receive. Authorities were able to prove he was in Las Vegas at the time based on cellphone data. Davis was convicted of health care fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy charges, and was ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution. He will now transition to a halfway house before facing three years of supervised release.<\/p>\n

Davis was originally sentenced to 40 months in prison in November 2023.Davis served 17 months of his sentence and was released from prison on Thursday.Bynum, another former NBA player involved in the scheme, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April 2024.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Glen Davis<\/p>\n

A former NBA player who was convicted and sentenced to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme targeting the NBA’s benefit plan.<\/p>\n

Will Bynum<\/p>\n

A former NBA player who was also convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in the healthcare fraud scheme.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used his time productively while serving his sentence and took many programs during that time. He’s ready to become a productive member of society again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brendan White, Davis’ attorney (The Athletic)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Davis will enter a halfway house at the Long Beach Residential Reentry Management Office to transition from prison to everyday life, and will then face three years of supervised release.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This case highlights the serious consequences of healthcare fraud, even for high-profile individuals like former NBA players. It underscores the importance of oversight and accountability within professional sports leagues’ benefit programs to prevent such schemes from occurring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mar. 13, 2026 at 10:51pm Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Former NBA player Glen Davis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-219946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}