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

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2026 at 08:48 · 1h ago
Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies after cancer battle
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Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies after cancer battle. The 213cm centre, who publicly came out as gay in 2013, had been battling a brain tumour. The 213cm centre, who publicly came out as gay in 2013, had been battling a brain tumour. Read the full story on Al Jazeera via the link below.
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