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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain cancer

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain cancer, his family announced Tuesday.

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martedì 12 maggio 2026·apnews.com
Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain cancer
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an…
mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·huffpost.com
Jason Collins, NBA's First Openly Gay Player, Dies At 47 Of Brain Cancer
Collins died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

theguardian.com

Jason Collins, NBA's first out gay player, dies aged 47 of brain tumor

Collins, a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the NBA, died after eight-month battle with glioblastoma

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

ansa.it

Basket Nba, Jason Collins muore dopo battaglia contro cancro al cervello - Ultima ora - Ansa.it

Jason Collins, l'ex giocatore Nba divenuto il primo uomo dichiaratamente gay a giocare nella principale lega di basket americana, è morto a 47 anni dopo aver combattuto contro un…

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

ansa.it

Basket Nba, Jason Collins muore dopo battaglia contro cancro al cervello - Notizie - Ansa.it

Jason Collins, l'ex giocatore Nba divenuto il primo uomo dichiaratamente gay a giocare nella principale lega di basket americana, è morto a 47 anni dopo aver combattuto contro un…

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

bbc.com

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.

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

usatoday.com

Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 after glioblastoma battle

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history, has died at 47 after a battle with glioblastoma.

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

upi.com

Jason Collins, NBA's 1st openly gay player, dies of brain tumor at 47 - UPI.com

Former NBA player Jason Collins, widely hailed as the first openly gay athlete in any of the four major U.S. sports, has died of brain cancer.

mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·

repubblica.it

Jason Collins è morto, è stato il primo giocatore Nba a fare coming out

Aveva 47 anni, da alcuni mesi lottava contro una forma aggressiva di tumore al cervello

giovedì 14 maggio 2026·

nytimes.com

Charles Barkley, on Jason Collins’ death, laments lack of progress in ‘homophobic society’

Barkley also believes there are still several gay players in many North American sports who have yet to come out due to societal pressure.