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Jason Collins Dies: NBA's First Openly Gay, Active NBA Player Was 47
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Jason Collins, the first openly gay basketball player in NBA history, died Tuesday after a months-long battle with brain cancer. He was 47. Collins died from glioblastoma, one of the most aggressi...
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