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Sports
 
Sports
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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First professional active NBA basketball player to declare his sexual orientation.  Joined the Brooklyn Nets after coming out and played for a portion of the 2013 season before retiring in 2014.  Played NBA basketball for six teams in 12 seasons, notably as a reserve with the Washington Wizards after a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics prior to his coming out.  LGBTQ activist who has raised significant profile for the community within the sport
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://www.outsports.com/2014/11/19/7246763/jason-collins-retires-nba-gay
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* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/openly-gay-and-still-unsigned-nba-centre-jason-collins-waits-and-wonders/article14821416/
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* http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jason_collins/bio/
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* http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/collija04.html
  
First professional sports player to declare his sexual orientation.  Played NBA basketball for six teams in 12 seasons, most recently as a reserve with the Washington Wizards after a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics. He is now a free agent and wants to keep playing in the NBA.
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 20 November 2014

Jason Collins

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1978 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

First professional active NBA basketball player to declare his sexual orientation. Joined the Brooklyn Nets after coming out and played for a portion of the 2013 season before retiring in 2014. Played NBA basketball for six teams in 12 seasons, notably as a reserve with the Washington Wizards after a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics prior to his coming out. LGBTQ activist who has raised significant profile for the community within the sport

Further Reading/Research


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