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On March 12, 2026, former NBA player Glen Davis was officially released from prison after serving 17 months for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the NBA Players Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.
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Following his release, Davis is currently serving a three-year supervised release, commonly known as probation, and has since appeared on multiple podcasts discussing his experience.
Along with his prison experience, Big Baby has been on a rampage, throwing shade at numerous people he has encountered throughout his career, including those involved in health care fraud with him.
During his latest appearance on the “TFU” podcast, one of the people who was next in line for Davis’ jabs was Doc Rivers, who Big Baby played for on two occasions with the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Big Baby calls his time with the Clippers a catalyst for his downfall.
After spending the first four years of his career with the Celtics, who acquired his rights from the Seattle Supersonics, who drafted him as the 35th pick overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, Big Baby spent two and a half years with the Orlando Magic. Despite having his best career year with the Magic in the 2012-13 season, averaging 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, the franchise would buy Davis out the following season, when Doc instantly started recruiting him and ultimately got him on the Clippers.
For Davis, however, it quickly became clear that it was the worst possible outcome for his career.
“Next thing you know, I go to the Clippers, which was the biggest mistake of my life,”
“Because Doc only saw me as the player he recruited and drafted when he was a Celtic. Right, you remember, I established myself in Orlando. I’ve made money, right. In the league, when you make money, right, you’re here now. You’re a professional. You’re getting paid millions of dollars to now to be able to hoop.”
“I created something for myself as far as just mentally as a player, you know, and Doc, for some reason, I thought he was going treat me different, because I won a championship with you. I’ve been in multiple of games where you seen me show up multiple times. Never left you at the altar.”
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Despite his hopes and wishes, Rivers never changed his view of Davis, no matter his financial or statistical achievements, as later seen in the team’s rotation.
Doc preferred Spencer Hawes over Davis
On paper, the Clippers were stacked, not just in the starting lineup, but off the bench as well, where Davis was expected to operate as an instant backup to Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. But Doc had other plans.
“So, now I’m here. Young team, big upside, DeAndre, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul. Now, I’m the first big off the bench,” said Davis. “I was excited, ‘cus I could play the four and I could play the five. You can play me and DeAndre if you don’t wanna play Blake right now, or me and Blake. I thought it was a perfect fit.”
“That summer, Doc was just like, I’m going to get Spencer Hawes,” said Big Baby. “I love Spencer to death. He’s a good guy, but he’s trash. I’m serious. Spencer Hawes, he’s trash. You go pay him all this money, and then you just sit me on the bench ‘cus you knew I was here, and you knew that, ‘Hey, I got Glen if things go wrong.’ That’s what he did. I didn’t play a lot that following year. I even got some DNPs. I couldn’t believe it.”
Coincidentally, Davis played the fewest minutes during his time with the Clippers, averaging just 13.4 minutes per game in the 2013-14 season and 12.2 in the 2014-15 season. In the playoffs, Big Baby’s average dipped even more, as low as 10.3 minutes per game in the 2014-15 postseason.
After that, the writing was on the wall. The Clippers had completely misdiagnosed Davis’ broken foot as an ankle sprain during that year’s playoffs, which he played through entirely. As a result, his career was cut short at just 29 years of age because teams were unwilling to acquire him, leading him to end his NBA dreams despite wanting to play four more years in the league.
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This story was originally published September 11, 2026 at 11:22 AM.