NBA player Jason Collins

NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out, Twitter Erupts
NBA veteran Jason Collins told Sports Illustrated he is gay.

The Brooklyn Nets are targeting free-agent center Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history, to return to the franchise, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
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