"The first out gay player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) revealed in an essay published by ESPN on Thursday that he's been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, which is "one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer." He said that without treatment, the cancer would spread quickly enough to kill him within six weeks to three months, but that he's "going to fight it.""
"Collins has been in a relationship with film producer Brunson Green since 2014. The two married in May, just a few months before he began experiencing complications from the cancer. His loved ones revealed the diagnosis in a September statement that was left purposely vague, as Collins revealed in his essay that the symptoms had incapacitated him and left him "unable to speak for myself." Now that he's recovered enough, he said he wants to continue being open and honest."
Jason Collins has been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. Without treatment, the cancer would likely spread quickly enough to be fatal within six weeks to three months, but he intends to fight it. Collins became the first openly gay player in the NBA in 2013 and played for the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wizards before retiring in 2014. He has been in a relationship with film producer Brunson Green since 2014 and married in May. Symptoms later incapacitated him and left him unable to speak, and a recent recovery has allowed him to speak openly about his diagnosis.
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