Former NBA champ Rick Fox announces plans to run in Bahamian general election

SAN JUAN Puerto Rico AP Former NBA participant Rick Fox released he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year s general polling His candidacy comes as the archipelago struggles with high-profile corruption cases an influx of people entering the country illegally and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Dorian a devastating Category storm that hit in September Fox made the announcement Monday on Facebook You ve shared that you want more transparency a modern financial system that prioritizes affordability and safety and a country where opportunity is our reality not just a promise he wrote Fox is a three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers In he co-founded Echo Fox and purchased a franchise spot in the North America League of Legends Championship Series LCS part of the world s highest-profile esports circuit He has since left the organization Fox was born in Toronto to a Canadian mother and a Bahamian father and grew up in the Bahamas