It's what I've been doing for almost three decades." Collins has played 12 NBA seasons, including his first seven with the Nets, when they were in New Jersey and Jason Kidd was their point guard.

Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay athlete in North America's four recognized major team sports when he played for the Brooklyn Nets last season, is retiring.

It's been more than a week now since Jason Collins put his name above the words: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." You've had more than a week of arguments, at dinner parties ...

Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay athlete in North America's four recognized major team sports when he played for the Brooklyn Nets last season, is retiring.

Collins’s Brooklyn Debut Recalls Robinson’s in 1947 The Nets’ Jason Collins, the N.B.A.’s first publicly gay player, will make his initial Barclays Center appearance with the team Monday.

Jason Collins and his twin brother, Jarron, pose in a casual portrait while at Stanford in 2001. John W. McDonough/SI St. Joseph's Marvin O'Connor (11) faces the twin wall of Stanford's Jason (34 ...

Jason Collins becomes first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport. April 29, 2013— -- Washington Wizards center Jason Collins told ABC News it's "mind-boggling" to be the first ...

Veteran NBA center Jason Collins came out as gay Monday in Sports Illustrated Collins has played 713 NBA games over 12 seasons He might be best remembered for playing with twin Jarron at Stanford ...

Collins is reunited with Nets coach Jason Kidd, who played with the defensive-minded big man in New Jersey from 2001-08, making two trips together to the NBA Finals.

It's just been an overall positive." "I know Jason Collins is a competitor. One thing I know about him is he fouls very hard," Miami's Dwyane Wade said with a laugh. "He's one of those tough veterans.