{"id":68560,"date":"2026-05-18T18:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ex-nba-star-rick-fox-named-opposition-senator-in-bahamas-after-election-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","slug":"ex-nba-star-rick-fox-named-opposition-senator-in-bahamas-after-election-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ex-nba-star-rick-fox-named-opposition-senator-in-bahamas-after-election-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA Star Rick Fox Named Opposition Senator in Bahamas After Election Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Retired basketball star Rick Fox, who won three NBA championships during his playing career, received an appointment Monday to serve as a senator for the opposition party in the Bahamas following an unsuccessful campaign for elected office in last week’s general election.<\/p>

The Free National Movement Party selected Fox to fill one of their four designated Senate positions.<\/p>

The Bahamian electoral system allows citizens to vote for House of Assembly representatives, while Senate members receive appointments. Both ruling and opposition parties have the authority to choose their own senators, including those who were unsuccessful in electoral contests.<\/p>

Fox campaigned as a Free National Movement Party representative in last Tuesday’s election but did not receive sufficient votes for victory.<\/p>

“Nobody likes to lose, but sometimes setbacks give us the opportunity to reflect, grow, sharpen ourselves and come back wiser, stronger and more prepared for what’s next,” Fox said in a video posted on social media after the defeat.<\/p>

The sitting Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis and his Progressive Liberal Party claimed victory in the election, earning a second consecutive term in power. This achievement represents the first time a political party has secured back-to-back general election wins in that nation since 1997.<\/p>

Fox’s eligibility to seek office in the Caribbean nation stems from his birth in Canada to a Canadian mother and Bahamian father, and he spent his childhood years in the Bahamas.<\/p>

The former athlete spent 13 seasons playing professional basketball after being selected in the first round of the NBA draft. His career included time with the Boston Celtics before joining the Los Angeles Lakers, where he contributed to three championship victories. Fox concluded his NBA career in 2004.<\/p>

Beyond basketball, Fox has pursued acting opportunities, taking roles in various films and television productions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rick Fox, the retired NBA champion, has been appointed as a senator for the opposition party in the Bahamas following his unsuccessful bid for a legislative seat in last week’s election. The Free National Movement Party selected Fox as one of their four designated senators after he lost his House race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":68559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779143891195.jpg?fit=1000%2C751&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hPO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68064,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ex-nba-star-rick-fox-named-to-bahamian-senate-after-election-loss\/","url_meta":{"origin":68560,"position":0},"title":"Ex-NBA Star Rick Fox Named to Bahamian Senate After Election Loss","author":"Admin","date":"May 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Rick Fox, the former NBA champion who played for the Lakers and Celtics, has been selected for the Bahamian Senate. 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