Ben Simmons’ South Florida Sails Fishing Team Wins Walker’s Cay Blue Marlin Open in Bahamas

Ben Simmons is a champion.

Not in the NBA, thoughts you, however the South Florida Sails Angling Club—which Simmons has an possession stake in—received the Walker’s Cay SFC Blue Marlin Open in the Bahamas.

“I have always believed that investing in what you love means you have a responsibility to help move it forward,” Simmons said in a statement again in December, when his possession stake was introduced. “Sportfishing has given me incredible experiences, and SFC is creating a platform that treats offshore fishing like the elite sport it is. … South Florida Sails Angling Club allows me to advocate for the sport, support its athletes, and help take sportfishing to the next level. Inspiring generations of future anglers starts with building a platform they aspire to compete in.”

Simmons, 29, is extra well-known for his time on the courtroom than his time in the water, after all. He spent 9 years in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers and was a three-time All-Star and two-time first-team All-Defensive choice.

During his time with the Sixers he averaged 15.9 factors, 8.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.7 steals per sport, however his lack of a jumper and his reluctance to assault offensively in the end was his undoing in Philadelphia.

Injuries then outlined his later years, shortening his prime and turning his profession into one in all his era’s largest “what if’s?”

But he is clearly discovered a second calling in skilled angling.