In 12 seasons as an N.B.A. player, Jason Collins has never been an All-Star or a scoring leader or even a full-time starter, but on Monday he shattered one of the last great barriers in professional sports.
At a moment when baseball Hall-of-Famer Jackie Robinson is being celebrated in the popular biopic 42, another professional athlete has taken a step that will break down social barriers. Jason Collins, a free-agent center in the NBA, announced that he
NBA free agent Jason Collins, who played his college ball at Stanford and has been bouncing around the league for the past 12 years, came out in a Sports Illustrated cover story today. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center," the
Baron Davis of the New York Knicks tweets support for Collins. Jason Collins, who played center for the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this season, comes out in a Sports Illustrated essay: I'm a 34-year-old NBA
BENJAMIN HOFFMAN and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY. Published: April 29, 2013. The public response Monday to Jason Collins's announcement that he was gay was overwhelmingly supportive, at least among other professional athletes. Enlarge This Image
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