At the 2026 ESPYS, Jarron Collins delivered an emotional speech about how Jason's courage changed sports-and lives-forever.

Jason, the first openly gay NBA player, died at the age of 47 in May 2026 ...

Jason Collins was an important player on the Nets teams that earned back-to-back NBA Finals berths in 2002 and 2003. The 7-foot center suited up for six teams over 13 NBA seasons, appeared in 735 ...

Jason Collins built a career that was never defined by flashy numbers, yet his influence on basketball reached far beyond the stat sheet. Following news of Collins’ death at 47 after a battle with ...

May 12 (UPI) --Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who later carved out a high-profile role as a goodwill ambassador for the game of basketball, has died of brain cancer, the NBA ...

For most of his 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association, Jason Collins was known as the sort of player contenders always seemed to need and casual fans often overlooked — a broad-shouldered, ...