First gay nba player

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.

If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Family Sharing is here! He averaged 3. Collins announced he was gay inbecoming the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of the four main North American. Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, ) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Former Hawk first openly : ⁠ ⁠On 11 September, Collins’ family released a statement confirming that the year-old “is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumour

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. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was an All-American in – (AP) - Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who now serves as an ambassador for the league, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said Thursday.

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

Collins came out as gay in April of He married his longtime partner Brunson Green earlier this year. However, according to Uncloseted Mediathere are currently zero openly gay players in the four major professional sports in the United States.

By Matt Connolly mconnolly pennlive.