Former NBA player, Brooklyn native uses new book series to teach kids illnesses, disorders

Brooklyn native and former professional basketball player Gary Forbes is the third athlete in NBA history to play while managing diabetes.

Dan Serafin

Dec 14, 2023, 5:05 PM

Updated 363 days ago

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Brooklyn native and former professional basketball player Gary Forbes is the third athlete in NBA history to play while managing diabetes. His "Sole Survivors" series of children’s books and comics aims to teach kids about diabetes, autism and cancer.
News 12's Dan Serafin has more on the story.