Jason Collins

With Jason Collins, the stat line, thirteen NBA seasons as a seven-foot center, is the least interesting thing about him to me. What I respect is the courage. Becoming the first active player in a major US sport to come out publicly was a gamble with his livelihood, and he made it anyway. He was a Stanford man who did the unglamorous defensive work that keeps teams honest, and that humility carried into how he carved a path for others, recognized by honors like VH1's Trailblazer award. His passing in 2026 hit hard, because his real legacy plays out far beyond any arena. That, to me, is a life well lived.

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Name (English)

Jason Collins

Name (Japanese)

ジェイソン・コリンズ

Reading

じぇいそん・こりんず

Born

December 2, 1978 – May 12, 2026

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Height

213 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

University

Stanford University

Awards & achievements

• 2017 VH1 Trailblazer Honors

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jasoncollins_98/
• Xhttps://x.com/jasoncollins98
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Collins
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2317740

Tags

• California
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.