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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dead at 47
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- Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, died at 47 after a valiant fight with glioblastoma, as his family shared in a heartfelt statement.
- Tributes poured in from teams and civil rights groups, with the Human Rights Campaign saying Collins boldly changed the conversation.
- Al Jazeera and Reuters note Collins publicly came out in 2013, marking him as a landmark figure who broadened inclusion conversations in major U.S. sports.
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