| Source | Chicago Tribune |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 11, 2025, 6:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 11, 2025, 6:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/jason-collins-brain-tumor-glioblastoma-brooklyn-nets/ |
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Former Brooklyn Nets forward Jason Collins, the [ first openly gay player in the
NBA ][20] , is battling stage four brain cancer, he announced Thursday.
Collins, 47, has a particularly [ aggressive form of glioblastoma ][21] , he
wrote in an article published by ESPN.
“I was in the CT machine at U...