Ben Simmons buys ownership stake in pro fishing team

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons has reeled in an ownership stake in the South Florida Sails Angling Club, a team that participates in the Sport Fishing Championship.

Simmons joined fellow NBA player Lonnie Walker IV as part of a group that owns 50% of the stake of the club, which SFC commissioner Mark Neifeld told Front Office Sports is valued in the 'high seven