Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer
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NBC NewsBMay 12, 10:53 PM
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer
Jason Collins, a longtime NBA center who became the first openly gay male to play in any of America’s four leading professional sports leagues, died Tuesday following months of treatment for glioblast
Washington PostAMay 12, 10:48 PM
Jason Collins, a gay trailblazer in the NBA, dies of brain cancer at 47
He was the first active, openly gay player in the league’s history. In December 2025, he announced that he had a deadly form of brain cancer.
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