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Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47...

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 bra…

Source ESPN AI Summary Updated May 13, 2026
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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.

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