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LGBT News Jason Collins becomes the first openly gay NBA player

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    BBC News - Jason Collins becomes the first openly gay NBA player


    Veteran basketball player Jason Collins has become the first openly gay athlete to play in a competitive game for a major US professional sports league.

    Earlier on Sunday, he signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

    Collins entered the court at the start of the second quarter in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

    The 35-year-old centre, who has played for five other NBA teams, was given a warm reception by the crowd.

    He only revealed he was gay in a Sports Illustrated magazine interview last April.

    At the time he was not signed to a team.​

    WOW good for him lets hope this encourages others

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    Kudos also to the Brooklyn Nets for taking him on for this short contract and making sure that no one would be allowed to make things difficult. Let’s hope other teams follow.

    Wouldn’t it be fantastic to see a charity match made up of openly gay players thrash a team of straight players. That would put an end to this nonsense once and for all.

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