2026年5月12日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:57 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
NBA宣布，联盟首位公开出柜球员杰森·柯林斯已去世，享年47岁。他后来成为了包容性事业的先驱和联盟大使。
柯林斯在NBA征战13年，效力过6支不同球队。他在2013年公开了自己的同性恋身份，此时正值其职业生涯末期。
柯林斯于去年12月被诊断出患有4级胶质母细胞瘤，这种癌症的存活率极低。柯林斯的家人通过NBA发表声明称，这位前NBA球员在“与胶质母细胞瘤进行了英勇的抗争后”去世。
布鲁克林篮网队中锋杰森·柯林斯在2014年2月23日洛杉矶对阵洛杉矶湖人队的NBA篮球比赛下半场运球。马克·J·特里尔 / 美联社
“杰森以意想不到的方式改变了他人的人生，他激励了所有认识他的人和那些从远方敬佩他的人，”柯林斯的家人说道。“我们感谢过去八个月来大家倾注的爱与祈祷，也感谢杰森的医护团队提供的卓越治疗。我们全家将深切怀念他。”
就在上周，柯林斯在绿色体育联盟峰会上荣获首届比尔·沃尔顿全球冠军奖。他当时身体过于虚弱无法到场，其双胞胎兄弟、前NBA球员贾伦·柯林斯代为领奖。
“我之前就跟我哥哥说过，他是我见过最勇敢、最坚强的人，”贾伦·柯林斯在领奖时说道。
杰森·柯林斯职业生涯场均得到3.6分和3.7个篮板。他曾帮助新泽西篮网队两次闯入NBA总决赛，在2004-05赛季迎来生涯最佳表现，场均得到6.4分和6.1个篮板。他在2014年2月至11月效力于布鲁克林篮网队后，于同年退役。
“杰森·柯林斯的影响力和感召力远超篮球领域，他帮助NBA、WNBA乃至整个体育界为后代打造了更具包容性和友好氛围的环境，”NBA总裁亚当·萧华在声明中说道。“他在13年NBA职业生涯中展现了卓越的领导力和职业素养，之后作为NBA关怀大使也始终恪尽职守。人们铭记杰森，不仅因为他打破了壁垒，更因为他生命中始终秉持的善良与人性，感动了无数人。”
杰森·柯林斯于2013年4月在《体育画报》上发表第一人称文章公开了自己的性取向。
“我是一名34岁的NBA中锋。我是黑人，同时我也是同性恋，”他在这篇首篇自述文章的开篇写道。
当时他还是一名自由球员，他表示希望继续打球，并在随后的赛季为布鲁克林篮网队出战22场比赛。
“如果由我做主，早就有人站出来做这件事了，”他当时写道。“但没有人这么做，这就是我站出来的原因。”
他的决定得到了广泛赞誉，科比·布莱恩特等球星很快公开支持柯林斯。白宫和前总统比尔·克林顿也表达了支持——克林顿的女儿切尔西与柯林斯曾是斯坦福大学的同学。在斯坦福大学期间，柯林斯的室友是另一个美国政治家族的成员：乔·肯尼迪三世，他曾担任马萨诸塞州联邦众议员八年。
柯林斯在《体育画报》的文章中写道，2012年肯尼迪参加波士顿同性恋骄傲游行时，他意识到自己也需要公开性取向，但当时他做不到这一点。
在那之前，柯林斯一直将自己对同性恋权利的看法深藏心底。在职业生涯最后三个赛季效力波士顿、华盛顿和布鲁克林期间，他大多身披98号球衣——以此纪念怀俄明州同性恋大学生马修·谢泼德被杀害的年份。他曾在篮网队打过一场比赛身披46号球衣，因为当时球队只有这件球衣可供他使用。
“2013年，杰森成为北美主要团队运动中首位公开出柜的现役男运动员，永远改变了体育界，”美国国家篮球运动员协会在声明中说道。“他的勇气打破了壁垒，成为LGBTQ+群体全球希望的灯塔。他不懈努力，在更衣室、学校和社区中推动包容性，激励我们所有人更加富有同理心。”
柯林斯在斯坦福大学时期的投篮命中率接近61%，这一成绩至今仍是该校纪录。2001年，他入选美联社全美最佳阵容荣誉提名名单，数月后休斯顿火箭队在当年NBA选秀大会上以第18顺位选中了他。
“对于所有与斯坦福大学篮球相关的人来说，失去这位校史伟大球员之一都是令人悲痛的一天，”前斯坦福大学教练迈克·蒙哥马利说道。“我们都对杰森和他的为人拥有美好的回忆。很难将贾伦和杰森分开，因为他们的想法如出一辙，但尽管他们是同卵双胞胎，杰森仍以自己的方式独一无二。他对斯坦福大学的影响是巨大的，他身材高大、聪明、强壮且技术全面，能够对抗全国任何对手，同时他也是一个非常聪慧友善的人。”
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 from brain cancer
May 12, 2026 / 7:57 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced. He was 47.
Collins spent 13 years as a player in the league for six different franchises. He revealed in 2013 that he was gay, an announcement that came toward the end of his playing career.
Collins announced he was diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma in December, which has an extremely low survival rate. In a statement through the NBA, the Collins’ family said the former NBA player died “after a valiant fight with glioblastoma.”
Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins dribbles the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Feb. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill / AP
“Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar,” Collins’ family said. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers over the past eight months and for the exceptional medical care Jason received from his doctors and nurses. Our family will miss him dearly.”
Just last week, Collins received the inaugural Bill Walton Global Champion Award at the Green Sports Alliance Summit. He was too ill to attend and his twin brother, former NBA player Jarron Collins, accepted for him.
“I told my brother this before I came here: He’s the bravest, strongest man I’ve ever known,” Jarron Collins said while accepting that award.
Jason Collins averaged 3.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in his career. He helped the New Jersey Nets reach two NBA Finals and in his best season averaged 6.4 points and 6.1 rebounds for them in 2004-05. He retired in 2014 after playing with the Brooklyn Nets from February to November 2014.
“Jason Collins’ impact and influence extended far beyond basketball as he helped make the NBA, WNBA and larger sports community more inclusive and welcoming for future generations,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “He exemplified outstanding leadership and professionalism throughout his 13-year NBA career and in his dedicated work as an NBA Cares Ambassador. Jason will be remembered not only for breaking barriers, but also for the kindness and humanity that defined his life and touched so many others.
Jason Collins revealed his sexuality in a first-person account for Sports Illustrated in April 2013.
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m Black and I’m gay,” he wrote in the opening of his first-person piece.
He was a free agent at the time, said he wanted to keep playing, and went on to play in 22 games with Brooklyn the following season.
“If I had my way, someone else would have already done this,” he wrote at that time. “Nobody has, which is why I’m raising my hand.”
His decision was widely lauded, with star players such as Kobe Bryant quickly speaking out in support of Collins. There was even support from the White House and former President Bill Clinton — whose daughter, Chelsea, went to Stanford with Collins. At Stanford, Collins was roommates with someone who was part of another American political dynasty, that being Joe Kennedy III, who spent eight years in Congress representing Massachusetts.
Collins, in the piece for Sports Illustrated, wrote that he realized he needed to go public about his sexuality when Kennedy walked in Boston’s gay pride parade in 2012 — but Collins couldn’t do the same.
Until then, Collins kept his feelings about gay rights close to the vest. He wore jersey No. 98 for the majority of his final three playing stints with Boston, Washington and Brooklyn — a nod to the year that Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Wyoming, was killed. He also wore 46 in one game for the Nets, since it was the only jersey the team had available when he signed.
“In 2013, Jason changed sports forever by becoming the first active male athlete in a major North American team sport to publicly come out,” the National Basketball Players Association said in a statement. “His courage shattered barriers, making him a global beacon of hope for the LGBTQ+ community. He worked relentlessly to foster inclusion in locker rooms, schools, and communities, challenging us all to be more empathetic.”
Collins made nearly 61% of his shots in his career at Stanford, which remains a school record. He was an honorable mention selection for The Associated Press’ All-America team in 2001, a few months before the Houston Rockets took him with the 18th pick in that year’s NBA draft.
“It’s a sad day for all of us associated with Stanford basketball when we lose one of the program’s greats,” former Stanford coach Mike Montgomery said. “We all have great memories of Jason and the kind of person he was. It’s hard to separate Jarron and Jason because they thought so alike, but even though he was an identical twin, Jason was unique in his own way. The impact he had on Stanford was immense, as he could match up against anyone in the country because he was big, smart, strong and skilled, all while being a very bright and nice person.”
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