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Jason Collins is still the only active NBA player to come out as gay. Why?
Jason Collins is still the only active NBA player to come out as gay. Why?
Jason Collins is still the only active NBA player to come out as gay. Why?

Published on: 04/29/2025

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Jason Collins of the Brooklyn Nets speaks with the media prior to a game against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center on February 27, 2014, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

In April 2013, Jason Collins made NBA history as the first active player to come out as openly gay. He penned an article in Sports Illustrated that immediately went viral, making international headlines. Many in the sporting world, including the late Kobe Bryant and NBA Commissioner David Stern, praised the two-time NBA finalist’s courage. Collins also received praise from Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama.

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