Bryn Jerrel Forbes (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He played college basketball for
Cleveland State and
Michigan State
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, and became a reliable
three-point shooter. He plays both
guard
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positions.
High school career
Forbes averaged 13.6 points as a junior, helping
Sexton to a 26–2 record and a state championship. He scored 29 points in the 2011 Class B semifinals against
Detroit Country Day.
Forbes averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior at Sexton. Playing alongside
Denzel Valentine and Anthony Clemmons, they won back-to-back Class B State Championships in 2011 and 2012. He connected on 60 three-pointers as a senior and scored 19 points in the 2012 Class B title game against Stevensville Lakeshore, adding seven assists, following a 19-point effort in the semifinals against
Detroit Country Day.
He was named a
Lansing State Journal
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History
The paper was started as the ''Lansing Republican'' on April 28, 1855, ...
Dream Team member and was a Class B All-State selection for the
Detroit Free Press
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and
The Detroit News
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.
He was not heavily recruited and did not receive any of the major attention that Denzel Valentine and Anthony Clemmons received.
ESPN
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listed him as
Cleveland State's third best recruit in the 2012 recruiting class. Forbes received a two-star recruiting grade from
ESPN
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and listed him as 85 overall (out of a scale or 0–100). He was the ranked the 92nd best shooting guard in the nation, the 77th best player in the
Midwest Region, and the 11th best player in the state of
Michigan
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. He signed with
Cleveland State, his only major offer, on August 4, 2011.
College career
Cleveland State (2012–2014)
Forbes played his freshman year at
Cleveland State. He appeared in 32 games, starting 18, averaging 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.3 minutes. Forbes led the team in scoring among players who played in more than six games. He ranked 11th in
Horizon League
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in scoring and eighth in three-pointers per game (2.0) and in conference games, ranked seventh in scoring (14.9 ppg) and second in free-throw percentage (.908). Forbes scored in double figures in 24 contests, including four games of more than 20 points. His season-high of 24 points came against both
Valparaiso (2/9/13), connecting on 8-of-10 shots, including 4-of-4 from three-point range, and
Milwaukee
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(2/17/13), making 9-of-12 shots, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc. His other high scoring games came against
Loyola with 22 points (1/23/13) and 21 against
Detroit
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(1/12/13), adding a season-high eight rebounds against the
Titans
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and matching the
CSU single-game record with five three-pointers. Forbes collected eight rebounds at
UIC (2/2/13) and dished out a season-high five assists against
Notre Dame (Ohio) (12/19/12). His successful freshman year was rewarded
with 2012–13 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, Horizon League All-Newcomer Team,
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman All-America Team, and a two-time Horizon League Newcomer of the Week (Dec 3 and Jan. 14).
Forbes looked to improve going into his sophomore year. Still at Cleveland State, he started all 32 games in which he played, averaging 15.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34.4 minutes. His 15.6 points per game average led Cleveland State and ranked sixth in the Horizon League while he ranked second in the league in three-point field goals made (2.5 pg), trailing only
Oakland
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's
Travis Bader, the
NCAA
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's all-time leading three-point shooter. Forbes led the team to a 21–12 record and 12–4 in the
Horizon League
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. His efficiency improved heavily as he ranked fourth in the Horizon League in three-point field-goal percentage (.424), fifth in free-throw percentage (.826) and fourth in minutes played (34.4 mpg). Forbes broke records when he established a Cleveland State single-season school record with 81 made three-pointers, making at least one three-pointer in every contest. Scoring came easy as he scored in double-figures in 26 of 32 games, including 10 contests with 20 points or more. He went perfect on his first 28 free throws of the season before missing. Season highs for scoring against both
Notre Dame (Ohio) with 27 points (12/18/13), matching the
CSU single-game mark with five made three-pointers, and
Detroit
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(1/31/14), adding a season-high seven rebounds against the
Titans
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. Forbes proved his ability to play on the big stage when he tallied 22 points and five rebounds at the
University of Kentucky
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(11/25/13), making 11-of-11 attempts from the foul line.
He earned second-team
NABC All-District 12 and second-Team All-Horizon League honors.
Michigan State (2014–2016)
Going into his junior year, Forbes decided to transfer. He wanted to come to
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the ...
in part to be closer to home to take care of his young son and be near a family member with a medical issue. Forbes was granted a waiver to play for the
Spartans
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in the 2014–15 season.
NCAA
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rules typically require transfer players to sit out one year, but the
NCAA
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waivers are granted for athletes who transfer because of family hardship. Forbes still had two seasons of eligibility remaining at Michigan State.
Forbes looked to make an immediate impact due to the massive turnover from the previous season. Michigan State lost guards,
Keith Appling,
Gary Harris, and
Russell Byrd. Three post players who displayed shooting ability also left,
Adreian Payne,
Kenny Kaminski, and Alex Gauna.
Forbes appeared in 39 games, starting 24, averaging 8.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.2 minutes per game. Forbes' sharp shooting continued as he ranked fourth in the
Big Ten
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in three-point field-goal percentage overall (.427), eighth in
Big Ten
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games (.405), and 12th in the
Big Ten
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in three-point field goals made overall (1.8). He scored in double figures in 14 games, including a season-high 21 points at
Wisconsin
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(3/1/15) and led
MSU in scoring in three games against
Eastern Michigan
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(12/17/14; 14 points),
Rutgers
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(1/29/15; 18 points) and
Wisconsin
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(3/1/15; 21 points). Forbes made two or more three-pointers in 19 games, including five games with four or more three-pointers, highlighted by a perfect 5-of-5 effort from behind the arc at
Wisconsin
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(3/1/15). Forbes shot a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range en route to 18 points at
Notre Dame (12/3/14). He ranked fourth on the team with 23 steals, highlighted by three steals at
Nebraska
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(1/24/15). He shot .808 (42–52) from the foul line, ranking second on the team and shot .450 (9–20) from three-point range during
MSU's
NCAA Tournament run to the
Final Four
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. He scored 14 points in two
NCAA Tournament games against
Georgia
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(3/20/15) in the second round and
Louisville
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(3/29/15) in the
Elite Eight
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and scored the first five points of overtime in
MSU's
Elite Eight
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overtime victory, knocking down a three-pointer on the first possession of the extra stanza. His career-best of four assists against
Arkansas-Pine Bluff came on December 6.
Forbes' senior year was one of much improvement. He became one of the country's top three-point shooters, making close to 50%. He was the recipient of many awards and records during his senior year at Michigan State. On March 2, 2016, Forbes hit a team and
Big Ten Conference
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record 11 three-point field goals, while leading Michigan State to a 97–66 win over
Rutgers
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. Forbes, along with Denzel Valentine, was selected to the NCAA College Basketball Three-Point Contest following his senior year. Forbes was beaten by his teammate in the first round of the competition. Forbes was named
USBWA All-District V 1st Team, Media All-Big Ten 2nd Team, Coaches All-Big Ten 2nd Team, and
PIT All-Tournament Team.
College statistics
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2012–13
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Cleveland State
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2013–14
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Cleveland State
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2014–15
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Michigan State
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, 39 , , 24 , , 26.2 , , .447 , , .427 , , .808 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.5
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2015–16
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Michigan State
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, 35 , , 34 , , 28.1 , , .481 , , .481 , , .840 , , 2.1, , 1.5 , , .4 , , .0 , , 14.4
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Professional career
San Antonio Spurs (2016–2020)
After going undrafted in the
2016 NBA draft, Forbes joined the
San Antonio Spurs
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for the
2016 NBA Summer League. Heading into the Summer League, Spurs' head coach
Gregg Popovich
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told Forbes "to shoot it" after he made 77-of-100 three-pointers at one of his NBA pre-draft workouts. On July 14, 2016, he signed with the Spurs. Forbes secured an opening-night roster spot after impressing the Spurs during training camp and preseason. Forbes played sparingly for the Spurs throughout his rookie season, spending most of his time in the
NBA Development League
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on assignment with the
Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the po ...
. On April 7, 2017, with
Tony Parker
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,
Manu Ginóbili
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and
Kawhi Leonard
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not playing, Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Spurs to a 102–89 win over the
Dallas Mavericks
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. Forbes, who had 64 points for the season with a game high of eight coming in, went 4 of 9 from 3-point range and also had career highs in minutes (29) and assists (six).
In July 2017, Forbes earned All-
NBA Summer League
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Second Team honors for his efforts during the
2017 NBA Summer League. On November 3, 2017, he scored 22 points in a 108–101 win over the
Charlotte Hornets
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. On November 11, he made his first career start and scored 13 points in a 133–94 win over the
Chicago Bulls
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, becoming the third undrafted player under 6-foot-4 to start a game in San Antonio franchise history, joining
Avery Johnson and
Anthony Carter. He made his third career start on December 16 against the
Dallas Mavericks
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, joining Avery Johnson as only the second undrafted player under 6-foot-4 in Spurs history to start 3-plus games. On January 28, 2018, he scored a season-high 23 points in a 113–98 win over the
Sacramento Kings
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.
On July 20, 2018, Forbes re-signed with the Spurs. In the Spurs' season opener on October 17, Forbes had 11 points in his first start at point guard for the team in a 112–108 win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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. On October 24, he scored 15 points in a 116–96 loss to the
Indiana Pacers
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, becoming the first starting point guard for the Spurs other than Tony Parker to score in double figures in each of his first four games since
Maurice Cheeks
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in 1989. On November 10, he scored 13 points in a 96–89 win over the
Houston Rockets
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, thus scoring double figures in nine of 11 games to begin the season. The only other Spurs player to top that in his first three seasons was
Tim Duncan
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, who had 10 in 1998. On December 11, he had his first career double-double with a season-high 24 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in a 111–86 win over the
Phoenix Suns
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. It was the first double-double of his basketball career, having never had a double-double stemming back to when he started basketball in elementary school. On December 13, in a 125–87 win over the
Los Angeles Clippers
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, Forbes joined
Danny Green and
Gary Neal as the only Spurs players to score 1,000 points and make 150 3-pointers in their first 150 games with the team. In March 2019, Forbes reached 250 career 3-pointers, joining Neal and
Dāvis Bertāns as the only players in Spurs history to accomplish that feat in their first three seasons with the team.
Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2021)
On November 26, 2020, the
Milwaukee Bucks
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announced that they had signed Forbes. Forbes scored a career high 30 points against the Houston Rockets on April 29, 2021. He averaged 10.0 points per game, 1.6 rebounds, while shooting a career high from 3-point range (45%) and from the field (47%) in the regular season.
In game 4 of the first-round series against the
Miami Heat
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, Forbes scored 22 points on efficient shooting off the bench, tying his career playoff high he set in game 2 of the same series. Notably, he outscored Heat star
Jimmy Butler in the contest to clinch the series sweep. Forbes became an NBA Champion when the Bucks won the
2021 NBA Finals in six games against the
Phoenix Suns
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. He played in 20 of the Bucks’ 23 playoff games and averaged 6.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and shot 37% from 3 in 13.7 minutes per game.
Return to San Antonio (2021–2022)
On August 25, 2021, Forbes signed with the San Antonio Spurs. He played in 40 games for the Spurs, averaging 9.1 points in 16.9 minutes per game before he was traded to the
Denver Nuggets
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.
Denver Nuggets (2022)
On January 19, 2022, Forbes was traded to the
Denver Nuggets
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in a three-team trade involving the
Boston Celtics
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.
Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–2023)
On July 11, 2022, Forbes signed with the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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. He was waived on February 9, 2023.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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San Antonio
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, 36 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .364 , , .321 , , .833 , , .6 , , .6 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.6
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San Antonio
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, 80 , , 12 , , 19.0 , , .421 , , .390 , , .667 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .0 , , 6.9
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San Antonio
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, style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 81 , , 28.0 , , .456 , , .426 , , .885 , , 2.9 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .0 , , 11.8
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San Antonio
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
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Milwaukee
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San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
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Denver
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Minnesota
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Playoffs
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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San Antonio
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Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
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2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
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2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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Personal life
Forbes has two sons, born in 2013 and 2016.
On February 15, 2023, Forbes was arrested in north-central
San Antonio
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on suspicion of assault with bodily injury. He had reportedly engaged in a verbal argument with his girlfriend Elsa Jean, whom he later struck multiple times. The San Antonio Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene and provided aid to the woman. Forbes was booked at the Bexar County Jail.
Those charges were dismissed on July 19, 2023.
On February 13, 2024, Forbes was once again arrested on charges of assault
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39519912/former-nba-player-bryn-forbes-arrested-family-violence-charge] According to police reports, Forbes entered the apartment of “an ex-significant other” – the mother of his two children – and proceeded to hit and choke her until she was eventually able to break free and seek authorities. Forbes reportedly fled the scene soon afterwards.
See also
*
List of National Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, Bryn
1993 births
Living people
21st-century American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportsmen
American men's basketball players
Austin Spurs players
Basketball players from Lansing, Michigan
Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
Denver Nuggets players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
Milwaukee Bucks players
Minnesota Timberwolves players
Point guards
San Antonio Spurs players
Shooting guards
Undrafted NBA players