TMZ.com reported Wednesday that ex-Celtic Glen "Big Baby" Davis has been charged with felony assault after being arrested in West Hollywood last month, and could be sentenced to seven years in prison if convicted.
According to the Web site, Davis was involved in an altercation outside a night club in which the alleged victim "was hospitalized with several major injuries including facial fractures, a broken tooth and broken ribs." The official charge reportedly is felony assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, which carries a possible seven-year sentence.
Davis, 32, broke into the NBA as a rookie with the Celtics' 2007-08 championship season. (He was drafted by Seattle, now the Oklahoma City Thunder, with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 draft and came to Boston in the Ray Allen trade.) He was dealt to the Magic in 2011 and, after being bought out by Orlando in Feburary 2014, signed with the Clippers (and ex-coach Doc Rivers) as a free agent. He played with Los Angeles through the 2014-15 season, and has been out of the league since then.
Davis was also arrested for drug possession and drug distribution last February in Maryland after police found 126 grams of marijuana and a briefcase containing $92,000 in cash inside his hotel room. Those charges are still pending.