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05/18 16:34 CDT Former NBA champ Rick Fox appointed opposition senator in the
Bahamas after election loss
Former NBA champ Rick Fox appointed opposition senator in the Bahamas after
election loss
By ANSELM GIBBS
Associated Press
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) --- Retired three-time NBA champion Rick Fox was
appointed Monday as a senator for the main opposition party in the Bahamas
after losing a bid for a legislative seat in last week's general election.
The opposition Free National Movement Party named Fox as one of its four
allotted senators.
Voters in the Bahamas are allowed to elect candidates to the House of Assembly,
but members of the Senate are appointed. Both the government and opposition are
allowed to appoint whomever they see fit as senators, including candidates who
lost at the polls.
Fox ran as a Free National Movement Party candidate in the election last
Tuesday but failed to garner enough votes to win.
"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.
Incumbent Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis and his Progressive Liberal
Party won the election, securing a second consecutive term in office. It marked
the first time a party has won two straight general elections in that country
since 1997.
Fox was born in Canada to a Canadian mother and Bahamian father, making him
eligible to run for office in the Caribbean country where he grew up.
Fox played 13 seasons in the NBA after he became a first-round draft pick. He
played with the Boston Celtics and later the Los Angeles Lakers, where he
helped the team win three national championships. He retired from the NBA in
2004.
Fox has also had a career as an actor, appearing in several movies and
television shows.
