Rick Fox, the retired NBA champion, has been selected to serve in the Bahamian Senate, securing one of four positions designated for opposition party members.
Fox’s selection to the 16-member Senate by the Free National Movement (FNM) occurred just days following his unsuccessful campaign for a seat in the Bahamian House of Assembly.
“Picked Rick – Soon to be sworn in to the upper house: Rick Fox!” the FNM posted on their Facebook page Sunday evening.
Fox has not yet responded to requests for comment regarding his appointment.
Born in Canada to a Bahamian father and Canadian mother, Fox spent 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association, playing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.
During his career with the Lakers, he captured three NBA championships between 2000 and 2002 before hanging up his jersey in 2004.
The retired athlete first entered Bahamian political life in 2022 when the ruling Progressive Liberal Party named him as an ambassador-at-large.
Fox subsequently switched to the opposition party and mounted an unsuccessful campaign for parliament representing the Garden Hills constituency.
