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

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

Thirteen-year NBA veteran Jason Collins, a true trailblazer as the first active player in any of the four major professional sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, passed away Tuesday following a six-month battle with brain cancer, his family announced in a statement. Collins was 47. “Jason Collins’ impact and influence extended far […]

Original Source

Read the full article at On3 →

KhanList aggregates and links to publicly available news content. We do not host full articles from third-party sources. Always verify important information with original sources.