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{{Infobox NBA Player

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name         = Jason Collins

| name           = Jason Collins

| image       = Jason Collins Nets 2014.jpg

| image           = Jason Collins Nets 2014.jpg

| caption     = Jason Collins during his time with the Brooklyn Nets on March 15, 2014

| team         = Free Agent

| caption         = Collins with the Nets in March 2014

| former_teams = [[New Jersey Nets]] (2001–2008)<br>[[Memphis Grizzlies]] (2008)<br>[[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (2008-2009)<br>[[Atlanta Hawks]] (2009-2012)<br>[[Boston Celtics]] (2012-2013)<br>[[Washington Wizards]] (2012)<br>[[Brooklyn Nets]] (2013)

| number      = 98

| position    = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]

| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1978|12|2|}}

| birth_place  = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], [[California]]

| height_ft    = 7

| team           =

| height_in    = 0

| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1978|12|02}}

| weight_lb    = 255

| birth_place    = [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge, California]]

| nationality  = American

| college     = [[Stanford University|Stanford]]

| high_school    = [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard-Westlake]]<br />([[Los Angeles, California]])

| draft_year  = 2001

| college        = [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] (1997–2001)

| draft_round  = 1

| draft_pick  = 18

| draft_team  = [[Houston Rockets]]

| career_start = 2001

| draft_team      = [[Houston Rockets]]

| career_end  =  

| career_start    = 2001

| career_end      = 2014

| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]

| career_number   = 34, 35, 98

| years1          = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}} | team1= [[New Jersey Nets]]

| years2          = {{nbay|2007|end}} | team2= [[Memphis Grizzlies]]

| years3          = {{nbay|2008|full=y}} | team3= [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]

| years4          = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team4= [[Atlanta Hawks]]

| years5          = {{nbay|2012|full=y}} | team5= [[Boston Celtics]]

| years6          = {{nbay|2012|end}} | team6= [[Washington Wizards]]

| years7          = {{nbay|2013|end}} | team7= [[Brooklyn Nets]]

| highlights      =  

* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1997)

| stat1label     = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]

| stat1value      = 2,621 (3.6 ppg)

| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]

| stat2value      = 2,706 (3.7 rpg)

| stat3label      = [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]]

| stat3value      = 359 (0.5 bpg)

| bbr            = collija04

| nba_profile    = jason_collins

}}

}}

'''Jason Paul Collins''' (born December 2, 1978) is an [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He is a center for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).

'''Jason Paul Collins''' (born December 2, 1978) is a retired [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He was a center for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).  

==College==

==College==

==Personal==

==Personal==

His twin brother [[Jarron Collins]] also played in the NBA.<ref name="SI">{{citeweb|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins--nba-player/|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He became the first active male professional athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to come out.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=NBA player Jason Collins comes out as |date=April 29, 2013|work=bbc.co.uk|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22341153|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> He said that he chose the jersey number 98 in honor of [[Matthew Shepard]], a victim of a [[hate crime]] in 1998. Collins said that the number was "a statement to myself, my family and my friends".<ref name="SI" />

His twin brother [[Jarron Collins]] also played in the NBA. On April 29, 2013, Collins wrote the cover story of [[Sports Illustrated]] in which he publicly come out as [[gay]].<ref name="SI">{{citeweb|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins-gay-nba-player/|accessdate=2013-04-29|title= Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He became the first active male professional athlete in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues to come out.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gay|date=April 29, 2013|work=bbc.co.uk|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22341153|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> He said that he chose the jersey number 98 in honor of [[Matthew Shepard]], a victim of a gay [[hate crime]] in 1998. Collins said that the number was "a statement to myself, my family and my friends".<ref name="SI" />

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Basketball players from California]]

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[[Category:Boston Celtics players]]

[[Category:Boston Celtics players]]

 

[[Category:Gay men]]

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[[Category:LGBT African Americans]]

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[[Category:Los Angeles Clippers players]]

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