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Jason Collins, the NBA's First Openly Gay Player, Dies at 47 from Brain Cancer

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CBS NewsBMay 12, 11:57 PM

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

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, his family announced Tuesday.

NPRAMay 13, 12:17 AM

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

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 after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain

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, he announced that he had a deadly form of brain cancer.

NBC NewsBMay 13, 1:08 AM

First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins dies at 47

First openly gay NBA player Jason Collins dies at 47

The GuardianAMay 12, 11:09 PM

Jason Collins, NBA's first out gay player, dies aged 47 of brain tumor

Collins, a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the NBA, died after eight-month battle with glioblastoma Jason Collins, the retired NBA player who made history as the league’s first openly gay

New York TimesAMay 12, 11:00 PM

Jason Collins, First Active N.B.A. Player to Come Out as Gay, Dies at 47

His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”

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