Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 from brain cancer
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Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced. He was 47. …
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced. He was 47. Collins spent 13 years as a player in the league for six different franchises. He revealed in 2013 that he was gay , an announcement that came toward the end of his playing career. Collins announced he was diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma in December, which has an extremely low survival rate. …
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