Jason Collins, the NBA ‘s first openly gay player who played in the league for 13 years, has died following a battle with brain cancer. He was 47. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma,” his family shared in a statement released by the NBA on Tuesday. “Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers over the past eight months and for the exceptional medical care Jason received from his doctors and nurses. Our family will miss him dearly.” Collins, born on Dec. 2, 1978, first revealed in December 2025 that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. He previously detailed his cancer treatment to ESPN , sharing that he underwent experimental treatments, including targeted chemotherapy, in Singapore.…