Rick Fox says his life was 'threatened' in heated physical altercation

Rick Fox says his life was 'threatened' in heated physical altercation originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Rick Fox was involved in a physical altercation on Wednesday, April 29, at his campaign event in the Bahamas.

The video has since gone viral, which shows Fox having a conversation with someone off-camera in an intense state. The man was trying to have Fox move his campaign tent. The argument continued to get heated as it appears Fox lunges towards the man off camera, to which he is held back by his campaign staffers.

Fox later spoke to reporters about what happened in the incident that could have been misinterpreted from the video. “That context is not in that video,” Fox told reporters the next day, per Us Weekly . “But I will tell you, some people are used to, this time of year, being bullies.

And we’re not standing for that. We’re not standing for that. ” He continued, “And if you’re going to swear and threaten people’s lives and say you’re going to your car to get something, then I’m going to react.