Jason collins is gay

Why am I coming out now? Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, ) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). I'm a year-old NBA center. I'm black. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.

If you're in the league, and I haven't been your teammate, I surely have been one of your teammates' teammates. I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. But I lacked the distraction that basketball had always provided.

Her reaction surprised me. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who played through the season, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said in a statement through the league.

Well, I started thinking about this in during the NBA player lockout. With the season delayed, I trained and worked out. The first relative I came out to was my aunt Teri, a superior court judge in San Francisco. My coaches and teammates recognize that. Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, has married his long-time partner Brunson Green.

This story appears in the May 6,issue of Sports Illustrated. And I'm gay. But the lockout wreaked havoc on my habits and forced me to confront who I really am and what I really want. Former Nets player, and the first openly gay athlete in the NBA, Jason Collins married his longtime partner, Brunson Green, recently.

The first publicly out active gay NBA player married his husband, film producer Brunson Green, over the weekend in Austin, Texas, where they now live. Over the weekend, Collins tied the knot with The Help producer in a ceremony that took place in. Jason Collins is a married man.

I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, "I'm different. Now I'm a free agent, literally and figuratively. When the regular season ends I immediately dedicate myself to getting game ready for the opener of the next campaign in the fall.

Ever heard of a parlor game called Three Degrees of Jason Collins? I've reached that enviable state in life in which I can do pretty much what I want. And what I want is to continue to play basketball. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand.

Or one of your teammates' teammates' teammates. I'm a creature of routine. I've played for six pro teams and have appeared in two NBA Finals. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful.