First openly gay nba player
NBA's first openly homosexual player Jason Collins marries partner Brunson Green
Former NBA celestial body Jason Collins has married partner Brunson Green.
Collins became the NBA's first openly gay player when he came out in 2013 in an open letter published by Sports Illustrated.
The 46-year-old's basketball career spanned 13 seasons and six teams and included two trips to the NBA finals with the Unused Jersey Nets in 2002 and 2003.
Green, 57, is a Hollywood movie producer and earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination for the movie 'The Help'. The couple even had one of the stars at their wedding.
Octavia Spencer posted a picture of the content couple walking down the aisle, captioning it: 'Welcome to the family @jasoncollins_98. You've chosen good, and so has he! Love you, B!'.
Her co-star, Viola Davis, added: 'Aaaaahh!!!! Congratulations' with a series of adoration heart emojis.
Former NBA star Jason Collins has announced he has married loved one Brunson Green
Collins became the NBA's first openly gay player when he came out in 2013 in an expose letter
Brunson's Hollywood production friends Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis sent their congratulations
Collins and Green contain been together si
Jason Collins
(1978-)
Who Is Jason Collins?
Jason Paul Collins was born in Northridge, California on December 2, 1978. After playing basketball with his twin brother, Jarron, in high college and at Stanford University, Collins developed into a capable NBA defender for multiple teams. On April 29, 2013, he became the first active male athlete in the four major North American professional sports to proclaim his homosexuality.
Early Years and Education
Jason and Jarron played basketball for Harvard-Westlake High Institution in North Hollywood, California, where future television and feature star Jason Segel served as their backup. They won a pair of California State championships together. As a senior in 1997, Jason was named to the McDonald's High School Basketball All-American Team.
The twins enrolled at Stanford University. Limited to eight games over his first two seasons because of injuries, Jason averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in his senior year and was an honorable mention on the All-American Team. He graduated with a degree in communications and was the 18th pick in the 2001 NBA draft with the New Jersey Nets.
NBA Career
Collins never became a star in t
Jason Collins:
That was the last nail in the coffin of, I’m doing this, I’m adding my voice to all the other athletes who are speaking up on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. But there were those family members that I had who said, Jason, perform you need to appear out publicly? Can you just live your being but know that we know we love you, but you don’t necessarily need to talk about it? And I said to them, that’s not who you raised me to be.
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Jay Ruderman:
Jason Collins spent 13 years playing in the NBA. During his career on the court, he earned a reputation for entity a team player who knew when to step out of the spotlight for the good of his team. But that reputation came at a price.
Jason Collins:
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Jason Collins
Jason Collins played college basketball as a center for Stanford University where he was an NCAA All-American for the 2000–01 season. He was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th overall grab in the 2001 NBA draft. Collins spent his career with various NBA teams including the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. After the 2012–2013 season concluded, Collins came out publicly as a gay man in a feature article for Sports Illustrated magazine. He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014, when he signed with the Nets and became the first openly gay athlete to engage in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues. Considered a “game-changer” for his admission, he was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2014.
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