jason-collins-first-NBA-game-openly-gay-brooklyn- Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete in America's four major professional sports when he signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday (Feb. 23).
On the impact of Collins' first game, Bryant said: "There is a kid out there who … is going to say, 'Jason gave me strength in dark moments to be brave. He gave me courage to step up and accept myself for who I am despite what others might be saying
With 10:28 left in the second quarter of Sunday night's NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd subbed center Jason Collins into the game. In that moment, history was made, as Collins became the first
With 10:28 left in the second quarter of Sunday night's NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd subbed center Jason Collins into the game. In that moment, history was made, as Collins became the first
Since the widespread hope here is that stories like this one eventually become non-stories and the acceptance of homosexuality becomes even more the norm rather than the exception, we start with this sobering reality about Jason Collins and his