1 outlet
Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.
First seen · 12:17 AM UTCMay 13, 2026
How it's being covered
Methodology →LeftCenterRight
1Left · 100%0Center-Left · 0%0Center · 0%0Center-Right · 0%0Right · 0%
Covering this story
Sorted left → rightAlso on this date in history
All →2014
An explosion at an underground coal mine in southwest Turkey kills 301 miners.
Milestone2013
American physician Kermit Gosnell is found guilty in Pennsylvania of murdering three infants born alive during attempted abortions, involuntary manslaughter of a woman during an abortion procedure, and other charges.
Figure2012
Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40.
Figure