SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former NBA participant Rick Fox introduced he’ll run for a legislative seat within the Bahamas in subsequent yr’s basic election.
His candidacy comes because the archipelago struggles with high-profile corruption instances, an inflow of individuals getting into the nation illegally and ongoing restoration from Hurricane Dorian, a devastating Class 5 storm that hit in September 2019.
Fox made the announcement Monday on Fb.
“You have shared that you really want extra transparency, a contemporary financial system that prioritizes affordability and safety, and a rustic the place alternative is our actuality, not only a promise,” he wrote.
Fox is a three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2015, he co-founded Echo Fox and bought a franchise spot within the North America League of Legends Championship Sequence (LCS), a part of the world’s highest-profile esports circuit. He has since left the group.
Fox was born in Toronto to a Canadian mom and a Bahamian father and grew up within the Bahamas.
Fox was drafted by Boston with the twenty fourth general decide within the first spherical of the 1991 NBA draft. He spent the primary six seasons of his profession with the Celtics earlier than shifting on to the Lakers, the place he would win three NBA titles in his seven seasons with the staff.
Info from the Related Press was used on this report.