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1 hour agoBrooklyn Nets Center Jason Collins Dies At 47
Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, died at 47 after glioblastoma treatment, leaving a legacy of kindness and impact beyond basketball.
"That's just how I was raised. I feel like Northwood, the basketball gym felt like my home since I'm there so much, before, during and after school... I just wanted to help out. That was really it."
Right now, he's not good to go. We'll see what the next step is. It's important that we manage them. As rookies, they come in, and usually when they do a lot of draft workouts their summer is not perfect because they go through a lot. It's almost like they're missing a summer. They do play summer league, but it's not a real summer. Then you get into training camp, and it feels like you go into playing right away.