Al Jazeera English • May 13, 2026 08:48

Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies after cancer battle

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The 213cm centre, who publicly came out as gay in 2013, had been battling a brain tumour.

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Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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Former NBA star Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in a major US professional sports league, has died at the age of 47.