It was announced Thursday morning that the former NBA player and league ambassador Jason Collins would undergo treatment for a brain tumor.
A statement was presented by the NBA in the name of Collins and his family, welcoming support and prayers, but also with kindness of private life because they were in charge of their beloved.
Collins, 46, was drafted in 2001 with the twin brother Jarron and played 13 years in the NBA for six different teams, with the majority of this time (eight years) spent with the Nets of New Jersey (and finally, Brooklyn). He played two NBA finals (2002 and 2003) at the start of his career with Nets as a role player, although he has never won a championship during his career with the Nets losing against the Lakers and Spurs in the consecutive finals.
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In 2013, Collins came out as the first openly gay Active player in a male North American sports league. The announcement of Collins has helped to arouse the participation of the NBA to support the LGBTQ + community and to want to provide a safe space to anyone in the community. After his announcement, The NBA has become the first sports league Participate in the New York pride parade.
Collins played for the last time in the 2013-14 season, ending his career with the Nets, with an average of only 7.8 minutes per match during his last campaign. He announced his retirement from the League on November 20, 2014, with a Characteristic of the players’ galleryWell titled “I’m outside.”
