First Out NBA Player Jason Collins Reveals Brain Cancer

The Athletic reports: Former NBA player Jason Collins announced that he is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 glioblastoma in an interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that was released Thursday. Glioblastoma is one of the most severe forms of brain cancer. Collins, who played for six teams in a 13-year career, came out in 2013 as … The post First Out NBA Player Jason Collins Reveals Brain Cancer appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Dec 11, 2025 - 19:00
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First Out NBA Player Jason Collins Reveals Brain Cancer

The Athletic reports:

Former NBA player Jason Collins announced that he is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 glioblastoma in an interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that was released Thursday. Glioblastoma is one of the most severe forms of brain cancer. Collins, who played for six teams in a 13-year career, came out in 2013 as the first openly gay active player in NBA history. He said he began feeling symptoms this past summer, and in August, he found himself unable to pack for a trip to the US Open.

“According to my family, in hours, my mental clarity, short-term memory and comprehension disappeared — turning into an NBA player’s version of Dory from ‘Finding Nemo,’” Collins said. “Over the next few weeks, we would find out just how bad it was.” Collins’ tumor cannot be safely operated on. He has undergone radiation treatment and also taken a drug called Avastin to stop the growth of the tumor.

“Because my tumor is unresectable, going solely with the ‘standard of care’ — radiation and TMZ — the average prognosis is only 11 to 14 months,” Collins said. “If that’s all the time I have left, I’d rather spend it trying a course of treatment that might one day be a new standard of care for everyone.”

Read the full article. Collins’ coming out and his first games afterwards with the Brooklyn Nets were closely followed here on JMG. The NBA even placed a direct ad here for Collins’ jersey with the proceeds going to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation. On X, the cult is reacting to today’s news in typical Christian fashion. The interview below with his husband is very moving.

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