NBA trailblazer Jason Collins, who was the first openly gay player to play in the National Basketball Association, revealed some heartbreaking news this past week. Collins sat down with ESPN and ...

Former Stanford University and Brooklyn Nets forward Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, is battling stage four brain cancer, he announced on Thursday. Collins, 47, has a ...

Jason Collins and Brunson Green got married in 2025 after 12 years of dating Anna Webber/Getty Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay player in the NBA, has been with Brunson Green since ...

Jason Collins attends Pickle! For Purpose Celebrity Pickleball Tournament at Pepperdine University on September 30, 2023 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Colton ...

Jason Collins announced in September that he was battling a brain tumor. This week, the 13-year NBA veteran player and league ambassador — famously the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still ...

(CNN) - The first openly gay athlete in the NBA has revealed a major health diagnosis. Jason Collins shared with the world he has stage 4 brain cancer. The former NBA center, who played for teams like ...

Jason Collins has been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma. The former basketball pro, who made headlines in 2013 when he became the first active NBA player to come out as gay, announced his diagnosis ...

ATLANTA — Former NBA player Jason Collins revealed on Thursday that he has Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Collins, who played for the Atlanta Hawks from 2009-2012, spoke to ...

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran who spent a season with the Celtics and was the first openly gay player in American pro sports, announced Thursday that he has Stage 4 glioblastoma. The ...