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 ...

In 2013, Collins became the first active men's professional athlete to come out as gay. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center," he wrote. "I’m black. And I’m gay." ...

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

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

Former Nets center Jason Collins has passed away at 47 after a battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma, his family announced.

Jason Collins, a longtime NBA player who became widely known in 2013 as the first openly gay active player in a major American sports league, died Tuesday. He was 47. Collins died after an eight-month ...

Jason Collins' death confirmed at 47 after a glioblastoma battle, family remembers the first openly gay NBA player after his passing ...

Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, has died of brain cancer at 47, his family announced Tuesday. Collins, a 7-foot center who played for six different teams across 13 seasons, disclosed ...

*Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay active player, has died at age 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. His family shared the news on May 12, 2026.

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 ...