Shortly after the announcement, the NBA's official X page released a post in support of Collins. Our thoughts are with our friend and colleague, Jason Collins, and ...

NEW YORK -- Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay athlete in North America's four recognized major team sports when he played for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets last season, announced Wednesday his ...

Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play a game in either the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL, the four major American sports. On Sept. 11, the National Basketball Association announced that Jason ...

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran player who became a league ambassador after his playing days — famously the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still playing in the NBA or any major ...

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, has received devastating health news on Thursday afternoon. Collins, 46, publicly came out as gay in a Sports Illustrated story in 2013. He wrote a ...

Longtime NBA center Jason Collins, who made history as the first openly gay active male athlete in one of the four North American major pro sports leagues, announced some sad news on Thursday. Collins ...

Former NBA player Jason Collins is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said in a statement to the NBA Collins and his family "welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy ...