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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of 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 after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain...

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Jason Collins, 13-year NBA veteran and first player to come out as gay while playing, has died at 47

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Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dead at 47 after cancer battle

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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47

Former pro-basketball player Jason Collins, the first active male athlete on a major American professional team sport to come out as gay, has died aged 47.

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Jason Kidd: This one hurts. Jason Collins was a …

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Jason Collins, first openly gay active player in NBA history, dead at 47 after cancer treatments

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Jason Collins, NBA's First Openly Gay Player, Dead At 47

Collins played for the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wizards over the course of his career ... but his most notable moment is when he revealed he was gay on April 29, 2013, in an e...

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Jason Collins remembered as trailblazer, beloved friend at 47

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

The Spurs held a moment of silence

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Brandon Clarke, Jason Collins remembered before Spurs-Timberwolves Game 5

Brandon Clarke and Jason Collins were both honored with a moment of silence prior to Game 5 between the Spurs and Timberwolves.

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Moment of silence held for Brandon Clarke, Jason Collins before Spurs game

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NBA rocked by tragedy: Brandon Clarke, Jason Collins pass away in dark day for basketball

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NBA player Brandon Clarke dies at 29 in L.A.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team and NBA announced on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Spurs held a moment of silence for Brandon Clarke and Jason Collins

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Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke dead at the age of 29, team says

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.

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Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 due to brain cancer

Jason Collins, the first openly gay active NBA player, has died at the age of 47 after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced on Tuesday. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband,

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 glioblastoma.

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The Green Sports Alliance honors Jason Collins as the inaugural winner of the Bill Walton Global Champion Award

CLEVELAND, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the 2026 Green Sports Alliance Summit in Cleveland, Ohio, the first Bill Walton Global Champion Award was conferred to Jason Collins, thirteen-year veteran of the NBA and pioneer for equality and inclusion.