Despite playing for seven NBA teams and starting for the then-New Jersey Nets (now the Brooklyn Nets) during their back-to-back NBA Finals runs in 2002 and 2003, the most memorable part of Collins’ legacy will be that he came out as gay late in his penultimate NBA season.
Jason Collins died without seeing another NBA player come out
jasonmarquette June 5, 2026 News
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