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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player and global ambassador, dies at 47

Jason Collins, who broke barriers as the NBA's first openly gay player and spent the last decade as a global ambassador for the sport, has died at 47 from brain cancer, his family announced Tuesday.

ESPN·May 12, 2026·via ESPN

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player and global ambassador, dies at 47

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died of brain cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47)._

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