Jason Collins, a gay trailblazer in the NBA, dies of brain cancer at 47 May 12, 2026 at 5:48 pm Kix Patterson Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn He was the first active, openly gay player in the league’s history. In December 2025, he announced that he had a deadly form of brain cancer. Post expires at 6:10pm on Wednesday May 13th, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story 2027 Grammy Awards announce key dates: What to know Next Story Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor