Ronald Glen Davis, also known as ‘Big Baby’ is an American former basketball player who has been charged by federal authorities for the league’s health care plan scam on Thursday.
Ronald Davis has played for Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in his career.
He was the guy who was often bullied by other players in his childhood. The name ‘big baby’ originated from the day when his coach motivated him by saying “stop crying, you big baby”.
Back in 2018, he was arrested for drugs trafficking when the cops found 126 grams of marijuana and $92,000 cash in his hotel room.
Why Was The NBA Player, Glen Davis, Arrested?
Glen Davis was arrested along with 18 other NBA former players on the allegation of health care fraud and wire fraud.
It happened on October 7, 2021, that the federal grand jury in the Southern District Of New York charges all of them for defrauding the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan.
He is accused of filing a fraud health insurance claim for the compensation. According to the Federal court in New York, the scam is near to the worth $4 million. The players submitted fake invoices for the services that they never received from the year 2017 to 2020.
Some of the players were caught red-handed when they claimed that they received the service while they were out of the city or country.
Who is Glen Davis Wife?
Glen Davis was married to his wife named Jenna Gomez in 2013. The marriage could not last long and they divorced after two years. The reason for separation is not revealed yet. But after the divorce, he was seen stepping into his acting career in November 2016.
Furthermore, he was seen dating Jasmin Jaye who is a model and an actress. But they are seen together anymore. He likes to keep his relationship status to himself. So, we are quite unsure about his partner.
He must be single at present.
Glen Davis Net Worth
Glen Davis has a net worth of around $10 million. The primary source of his income is expected to be his athlete career which might not be true. The player might have gathered more wealth from other scams and frauds.
In August 2009 he had signed a two-year contract with Celtics for $6.5 million which was the beginning of his wealthy career. The Big Baby likes to live a luxurious life.
Well, he says that people are being racist and cannot accept that a black guy can have enough money. He completely denies the fraud allegations.
Glen Davis Family and kids
Glen Davis has his mother, Tonya Davis, and father, Ronald Robertson in his family. His kid’s details are still unknown but seem like he has a daughter.
Davis did his schooling at Louisiana State University Laboratory School which is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.