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Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay athlete, reveals brain tumour; ex-Nets forward begins treatment | NBA News
Brooklyn Nets Jason Collins(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Jason Collins, the former NBA player who made history as the…