In the days since Collins' death this week, those who helped make the article happen have been reflecting on its importance 13 years later.

Until his death this month, the retired basketball player spent more than a decade campaigning for connections, bridging divides.

With three words, Jason Collins changed everything. Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, made history 13 years ago when he penned a piece in Sports Illustrated in which ...

Former NBA player Jason Collins, the league's first openly gay player, died on May 12. Collins had been battling Stage 4 gliaobastoma brain cancer since November. Jason Collins was 47. He was much ...

Jason Collins, who was the first active openly gay player in NBA history, died on Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced. He was 47. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason ...

Jason Collins, the former NBA player who became the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league, has died after a battle with brain cancer, his family said.

Former NBA player Jason Collins, a trailblazer for inclusivity, passed away from a rare brain cancer. Tributes flooded in as the basketball community mourned him.

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died of brain cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Jason Collins, the first openly gay basketball player in NBA history, died Tuesday after a months-long battle with brain cancer.

Collins died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Jason Collins, who served as a global ambassador for basketball ...