Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dead at 47‎

NBA veteran Jason Collins, who made history as the first active openly gay player in major American sports, has died at age 47 from brain cancer.

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

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47‎

He made history in 2013 by publicly revealing he was gay, an announcement made near the end of his playing career

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.”

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 tumor, his family announced Tuesday

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.

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

Jason Collins, the first active openly gay NBA player, dies after brain cancer diagnosis‎

Jason Collins announced a Stage 4 brain cancer diagnosis in December.