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Jason Collins Interview 2013: First Gay Pro Athlete Speaks With 'GMA,' George Stephanopoulos Veteran NBA player is the first openly gay professional athlete in the four major American sports.

Brooklyn Nets' Jason Collins, right, takes a shot over Chicago Bulls' Nazr Mohammed during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 3, 2014, in New York. The Nets won 96-80.

Collins’s Brooklyn Debut Recalls Robinson’s in 1947 The Nets’ Jason Collins, the N.B.A.’s first publicly gay player, will make his initial Barclays Center appearance with the team Monday.

Collins’s Brooklyn Debut Recalls Robinson’s in 1947 The Nets’ Jason Collins, the N.B.A.’s first publicly gay player, will make his initial Barclays Center appearance with the team Monday.

Jason Collins remembers the words of support he got after coming out as gay in 2013, and has spread that message in the years since. “In my opinion, out of all the major professional leagues, I ...

Veteran NBA center Jason Collins came out as gay Monday in Sports Illustrated Collins has played 713 NBA games over 12 seasons He might be best remembered for playing with twin Jarron at Stanford ...

Jason Collins becomes first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport. April 29, 2013— -- Washington Wizards center Jason Collins told ABC News it's "mind-boggling" to be the first ...

Reaction from NBA veteran Jason Collins' first-person account published in Sports Illustrated, as he came out as the first gay male player in the four major United States professional sports: --- ...

Jason Collins, who played with the NBA's Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay, making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team sports.

When Jason Collins publicly came out as a gay man last month in Sports Illustrated, he received (for the most part) lots of support from his family, friends, teammates and even President Barack Obama!