Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, died following a “valiant” battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma, his family announced Tuesday. Collins was 47. The ex-Nets player and 13-year NBA ...

Collins' death was announced on May 12, a few months after he revealed he had brain cancer The former athlete made history in 2013 when he announced that he was gay in an open letter for Sports ...

The death of the NBA’s first openly gay player at 47 underscores a hard truth: Male professional sports remains hostile terrain for openly queer athletes. Jason Collins, #98 of the Brooklyn Nets, ...

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, died May 12 after an eight-month battle with stage 4 glioblastoma. He was 47. Collins made history in April 2013 when he came out publicly in a Sports ...

Former Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd paid an emotional tribute to Jason Collins following the former NBA center’s death at 47, reflecting on a relationship that spanned more than a decade as ...

Jason Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 of brain cancer, was enjoying a peaceful, happy life in the years after his historic coming-out essay in Sports Illustrated. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images Jason ...

The 47-year-old athlete was fighting glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer, when he passed away May 12.

With three words, Jason Collins changed everything. Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, made history 13 years ago when he penned a piece in Sports Illustrated in which ...

Jason Collins had been married to his husband, Brunson Green, for nearly one year before his death was announced in May 2026. The former athlete made history in 2013 when he announced that he was gay ...