Overview
- Simmons has been named controlling operator of the South Florida Sails in the Sport Fishing Championship, a professional offshore league founded in 2021.
- Front Office Sports reports he purchased a 50% stake in a deal valuing the club in the high seven figures, with the transaction closing last month.
- He will handle ownership duties including personnel decisions and plans to attend events, though he will not compete as an angler.
- The buyer group includes NBA guard Lonnie Walker IV, and the Sails were sold after a competitive bidding process from prior league operation.
- Simmons says he is training with two-a-day workouts and remains open to signing around the All-Star break or next season, stressing he has not retired.