Former Celtic Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
Skip to Main Content Boston Celtics Collins had been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, which has an extremely low survival rate. He was 47. Jason Collins, who spent part of the 2012-13 season with the Celtics and was the first openly gay player in the NBA, died Tuesday at the…
bubmagMay 13, 2026