Glen Davis

Ronald Glen "Big Baby" Davis (born January 1, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player.

He played for the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, and the St. John’s Edge.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 13 player in the nation in 2004.

Davis attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

The Southeastern Conference's (SEC) coaches voted Davis the 2006 SEC Player of the Year, and he was also named to the All-SEC first team.

In 2006 as a sophomore, Davis led the Tigers to their first Final Four appearance since 1986.

In the crucial game of the national semifinals, LSU lost to UCLA, trailing by a wide margin in the first half and never managing a comeback.

Davis scored 17 points and made 4 out of 10 free throws before eventually fouling out.

After playing college basketball with the LSU Tigers, Davis was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

On March 20, 2007, Davis held a press conference to announce that he would forgo his junior season at LSU and enter his name into the 2007 NBA draft.

On March 20, 2007, it was reported that he had signed with agent John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management to represent him.

Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

The rights to Davis and Ray Allen were traded to the Boston Celtics for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak, and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Jeff Green.

Davis was on the Celtics' 2007 summer league team.

With the departures of Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and Al Jefferson, Davis was expecting to see a lot of playing time his rookie season.

Though he is primarily a power forward, Davis also spent some time playing as the team's backup center in the regular season.

After coming off the bench for the first 19 games of the season, Davis made his first NBA start against the Sacramento Kings on December 12, 2007, in place of injured center Kendrick Perkins.

Playing at power forward with Kevin Garnett taking Perkins' place at center, he scored 16 points and pulled down 9 rebounds as the Celtics won the game 90–78.

Shortly thereafter, he was traded to the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals.

Davis attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

His breakout performance took place against the Detroit Pistons on January 5, 2008, as he scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including the last basket of the game.

The Celtics would win the 2008 NBA Finals in Davis's rookie season by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the finals.

The Celtics would face the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the 2008 championship.

In Game 4, Davis had 18 points and 5 rebounds to tie the series.

The Celtics fell in seven games.

On March 21, 2009, Davis scored a then-career-high 24 points against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Celtics' 105–87 win in Memphis.

In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Davis had significant playing time after injuries to Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe.

In Game Four of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic, Davis made two key shots, including a buzzer beater, in the final seconds of the game to give the Celtics the 95–94 win over the Magic.

After the shot, Davis accidentally jostled a twelve-year-old fan while running down the court in celebration.

The boy's father complained to NBA and Celtics officials but later retracted his demand for an apology.

Davis apologized nevertheless, and said that, "I'm a big guy. Imagine if my emotions are going so wild, and if I'm running by somebody, I don’t feel them. If I've hurt anybody or if I’ve done any harm to anybody, please forgive me because my intentions were harmless."

On August 10, 2009, Davis signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Celtics.

On May 27, 2010, during the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic in Game 5, Glen Davis suffered a severe concussion when he got elbowed in the face by Dwight Howard.

Davis would play in the Game 6 clincher, finishing with 6 points and 7 rebounds as they advanced to the 2010 NBA Finals.

On December 12, 2011, Davis was signed and traded to the Orlando Magic along with Von Wafer for Brandon Bass.

On April 3, 2012, Davis scored a then-career-high 31 points in a 95–102 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

On December 3, 2013, he recorded a career high 33 points, along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in a double-overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

On February 21, 2014, Davis and the Magic mutually agreed to a contract buyout.

On February 24, 2014, Davis signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.

On March 29, 2014, coach Doc Rivers had security escort Davis to the locker room after the two exchanged words when Rivers removed him from the game against the Houston Rockets.