Was Collins — the first active, openly gay NBA player — disappointed more athletes haven’t come out? His answer was ...

Until his death this month, the retired basketball player spent more than a decade campaigning for connections, bridging divides.

Former Brooklyn and New Jersey Nets center Jason Collins has died at 47 years old after a battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma.

Former NBA player Jason Collins had been privately battling a rare form of brain cancer, according to his brother in a past ESPN interview He reportedly sought experimental treatment overseas in a bid ...

In the days since Collins' death this week, those who helped make the article happen have been reflecting on its importance ...

Former NBA star Jason Collins, remembered as the first openly gay player in NBA history, died Tuesday at the age of 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma. Following the news of h ...

Former NBA player Jason Collins died this week at the age of 47. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Franz Lidz, who helped Collins write his 2013 coming out essay in Sports Illustrated.

The former Brooklyn Nets player became the first openly gay man in a major US pro sports league after coming out in 2013.

Jason Collins’ cause of death has been confirmed after the NBA player died at age 47. Collins, the first openly gay player in ...

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 from brain cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Jason Collins, who served as a global ambassador for basketball after coming out as the NBA’s first openly gay player, died Tuesday from an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 47. First diagnosed ...