Gay jason collins

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Jason Collins First Openly : NBA veteran Jason Collins, the first athlete in the league to come out as gay, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said in a statement on Thursday, Sept

If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Jason Collins, NBA's first out gay player, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumour he has been diagnosed with, his family shared.

Collins and Green have been together sincewhich is the same year Collins retired from the NBA. The center played professional basketball frombecoming the first openly gay NBA player to appear in a game when he did so in Collins was hopeful that after coming out as gay he would encourage other professional athletes to do so.

He averaged 3. NBA trailblazer Jason Collins, who was the first openly gay player to play in the league, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Family Sharing is here! Former NBA player Jason Collins, who was the first openly gay player to play in the National Basketball Association, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is undergoing treatment.

Former Nets player, and the first openly gay athlete in the NBA, Jason Collins married his longtime partner, Brunson Green, recently. However, according to Uncloseted Mediathere are currently zero openly gay players in the four major professional sports in the United States.

Collins believes there is plenty of work still to do to change how gay athletes are viewed.

Collins came out as gay in April of He married his longtime partner Brunson Green earlier this year.