It’s a sad day for the NBA. Earlier today, May 12, news broke that Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke passed away at the age ...

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died of brain cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the ...

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history, has died after a battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma. He was 47.

Jason Collins, a longtime NBA player who became widely known in 2013 as the first openly gay active player in a major ...

The NBA announced Tuesday that former player Jason Collins died at age 47 and released the following statement on behalf of his family.

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, has died at 47. On Tuesday (May 12) evening, the former Brooklyn Nets center’s twin brother, Jarron Collins, and sister-in-law, Elsa Marie Collins, ...

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history and a groundbreaking figure in professional sports, has died at the age of 47 following a battle with brain cancer. Collins passed away ...

Collins announced his diagnosis in September 2025, four months after he married film producer Brunson Green. Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, died on Tuesday at 47 after battling ...

Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar,” his family said ...

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 brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, has died at 47 after a battle with brain cancer. He died Tuesday at his home, and ...