What is James Forbes (basketball)?
'''James Ricardo Forbes''' (July 18, 1952 – January 21, 2022) was an American [[basketball]] player. He played for the [[United States national basketball team]] during the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]], where he won a silver medal. Forbes was born in [[Dale County, Alabama]]. He was drafted by the [[Chicago Bulls]] in 1974, but never played for them. Forbes died on January 21, 2022 in [[El Paso, Texas]] from problems caused by [[COVID-19]], aged 69.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coach Jim Forbes passes away at 69 |url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/local-sports/coach-jim-forbes-passes-away-at-69/ |access-date=January 21, 2022 |publisher=KTSM |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121155333/https://www.ktsm.com/sports/local-sports/coach-jim-forbes-passes-away-at-69/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, James}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Alabama]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}