American basketball player Jason Collins died at the age of 47 due to complications from an aggressive brain tumor. He was diagnosed with the terminal illness in September 2025 and battled it for approximately eight months before succumbing to it at the end of May 2026. teraz.sk ↗ sport.sk ↗
Collins made sports history in 2013 when he became the first active player in one of the major North American professional leagues to publicly come out as gay. He took this step while playing for the Brooklyn Nets, where he played at the end of his playing career. Through this courageous decision, he helped change the atmosphere in professional sports and broke a significant social taboo. Spiegel.de ↗ Index.hu ↗
During his extensive career, Collins also played for five other NBA clubs. His case became a landmark moment for the discussion of diversity in professional sports and inspired many other athletes. News of his death at a relatively young age struck the world of basketball deeply, where he was well remembered by teammates and colleagues from the NBA. His legacy will remain tied to the courage he showed in his public coming out, and to the positive impact he had on changing attitudes in professional sports. El Pais ↗ denik.cz ↗
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47
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Jason Collins: Erster offen homosexueller NBA-Profi ist tot
Spiegel.de
| 09:52 13.05.
Zemřel basketbalista Collins. Prolomil bariéru, jako první oznámil, že je gay
denik.cz
| 08:37 13.05.
Zemřel basketbalista Collins, který se jako první přiznal k homosexualitě
sport.cz - fotbal
| 08:32 13.05.
Súlyos betegség következtében meghalt Jason Collins
Index.hu
| 09:42 13.05.
Zemřel první hráč NBA, který se přihlásil k homosexuální orientaci
seznamzpravy.cz
| 08:13 13.05.
Basketball: Erster öffentlich schwuler NBA-Spieler Collins gestorben
Tagesspiegel
| 07:15 13.05.
Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47
BBC News
| 01:44 13.05.
Basket Nba, Jason Collins muore dopo battaglia contro cancro al cervello
ANSA
| 01:13 13.05.
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