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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

NPR News · May 13, 2026, 12:17 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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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 a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.

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