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  1. apnews.com › general-news-3bd622d92ff648c6a33400eNBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay | AP News

    Apr 30, 2013 · WASHINGTON (AP) — With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated’s website, Collins begins: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center.

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  3. apnews.com › article › d6894658a3be47f5a224fc407e2c6cb0Jason Collins is NBA's 1st openly gay player | AP News

    Feb 24, 2014 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Basketball veteran Jason Collins became the first openly gay active player in North America’s major pro sports leagues when he walked onto the court for a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, breaking a barrier in team sports as the continent’s acceptance of gay athletes continues to grow.

  4. www.nbcsports.com › nba › newsVeteran NBA Center Jason Collins: “I’m gay” - NBC Sports

    Apr 29, 2013 · Getty Images. Journeyman NBA center Jason Collins has come out as gay, the first active professional major team sport athlete to do so. He wrote an article for Sports Illustrated (that hits newsstands May 6) and came out on his terms in his own words. I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black.

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  5. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsNBA center Jason Collins comes out: 'I'm black. And I'm gay'

    Apr 29, 2013 · April 29, 2013, 3:31 PM PDT. By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News. With two words — "I'm gay" — NBA player Jason Collins made sports history Monday, drawing widespread praise from fans,...

  6. www.history.com › jason-collins-gay-athletes-nbaJason Collins, first openly gay athlete to play in NBA, makes ...

    Dec 13, 2021 · February | 23. Choose another date. 2014. Jason Collins, first openly gay athlete to play in NBA, makes U.S. sports history. On February 23, 2014, Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins...

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  7. www.nbcsports.com › nba › newsJason Collins, first openly gay man to play in NBA, announces ...

    Nov 19, 2014 · Jason Collins, first openly gay man to play in NBA, announces his retirement - NBC Sports. By. Brett Pollakoff. Published November 19, 2014 05:15 AM. NBAE/Getty Images. When veteran NBA big man Jason Collins came out as being gay in April of 2013, the announcement came after his season with the Boston Celtics had already come to a close.

  8. www.cbsnews.com › news › nba-center-jason-collins-im-gayNBA center Jason Collins: I'm gay - CBS News

    Apr 29, 2013 · By Stephen Smith. April 29, 2013 / 5:01 PM EDT / CBS News. Updated at 4:40 p.m. Eastern. Veteran NBA center Jason Collins told Sports Illustrated that he is gay, becoming the first...