Boston celtics gay player
Jason Collins
(1978-)
Who Is Jason Collins?
Jason Paul Collins was born in Northridge, California on December 2, 1978. After playing basketball with his twin brother, Jarron, in high academy and at Stanford University, Collins developed into a capable NBA defender for multiple teams. On April 29, 2013, he became the first active male athlete in the four major North American professional sports to proclaim his homosexuality.
Early Years and Education
Jason and Jarron played basketball for Harvard-Westlake High College in North Hollywood, California, where future television and show star Jason Segel served as their backup. They won a pair of California State championships together. As a senior in 1997, Jason was named to the McDonald's High School Basketball All-American Team.
The twins enrolled at Stanford University. Limited to eight games over his first two seasons because of injuries, Jason averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in his senior year and was an honorable mention on the All-American Team. He graduated with a degree in communications and was the 18th pick in the 2001 NBA draft with the New Jersey Nets.
NBA Career
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Jason Collins
Jason Collins played college basketball as a center for Stanford University where he was an NCAA All-American for the 2000–01 season. He was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th overall choose in the 2001 NBA draft. Collins spent his career with various NBA teams including the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. After the 2012–2013 season concluded, Collins came out publicly as a gay man in a feature article for Sports Illustrated magazine. He became a free agent and did not play again until February 2014, when he signed with the Nets and became the first openly gay athlete to compete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues. Considered a “game-changer” for his admission, he was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2014.
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Jay Ruderman:
Jason Collins spent 13 years playing in the NBA. During his career on the court, he earned a reputation for being a team player who knew when to step out of the spotlight for the good of his team. But that reputation came at a price.
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The Boston Celtics Should Subscribe Jason Collins
Dear Danny Ainge,
Life-long Celtics fan here, writing to you with a suggestion. I read in the New York Times this morning that Jason Collins, the journeyman center who revealed that he is gay in an April Sports Illustratedessay, is still a man without a team. You should sign him to the 2013-14 Boston Celtics. Here’s why:
1. It’s true, as the Times piece noted, that Collins’s skills are in decline: He’s not the player he was five years ago, and even that player was never a star. If you were spoiling for an 18th banner, I’d perceive if you were to pass on Collins. But you aren’t building a championship team; you’re angling for a lottery select. You traded your beloved coach for a draft pick. You traded two of your best players—one of whom is arguably the best pure scorer in Celtics history—for draft picks. Your one remaining star is on the shelf with an ACL tear. As far as you’re concerned, the more atrophied Collins’ skills, the better. Also, he’ll appear cheap, which is necessary for a team trying to maintain maximum cap space and flexibility.
2. Though Collins has shortcomings as a player, he seems to be universally regarde