Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, died on Tuesday at 47 after battling glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. Collins announced his diagnosis in September 2025, just four months after marrying film producer Brunson Green.

Former pro-basketball player Jason Collins, the first active male athlete on a major American professional team sport to come out as gay, has died aged 47. Collins died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma,

Jason Collins, who became the first active athlete in one of the four major North American sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, died of glioblastoma, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.

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 brain cancer,

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran player — who is more famous as the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still playing in any major American sports league — has died at age 47, his family has announced.

NBA veteran Jason Collins, who made history as the first active openly gay player in major American sports, has died at age 47 from brain cancer.

Jason Collins, who died Tuesday at age 47, was the first openly gay athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues.

Legendary NFL player Jason Collins died on Tuesday following months-long treatment for glioblastoma. He was 47. His family said in a statement: “Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar.