Overview
- Collins died Tuesday at home after an eight‑month fight with glioblastoma, his family and the NBA said.
- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver praised his impact on making sports more welcoming and the league offered condolences to his husband, Brunson Green.
- Collins disclosed his diagnosis in November 2025 and sought experimental treatment in Singapore after doctors warned he might have only months without care.
- In 2013 he became the first active athlete in the four major U.S. leagues to publicly say he is gay, a step widely seen as opening doors for others.
- He played 13 NBA seasons with the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wizards, and his twin, Jarron, accepted a new Bill Walton Global Champion honor for him last week.