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Jason Collins
48 days ago
The 213cm centre, who publicly came out as gay in 2013, had been battling a brain tumour.
NBA trailblazer Jason Collins dead at 47: Basketball mourns first openly gay player after brain cancer battle ⊖⊖
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, has passed away after a harrowing battle with a brain tumor. He was 47-years-old and just one year removed from his wedding to film Brunson Green.
Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47 ⊖
Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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