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“Collins’ local roots and privileged educational background have given him some interesting Hollywood and Washington connections.”[THR]
You might have heard all the ruckus yesterday about Jason Collins, the Washington Wizards basketball star, who became the first openly gay active sports star of any of the major American professional leagues. And while the news was met with a the deserved chorus of “good for you”s (which managed to drown out the bigoted minority who deemed his disclosure “non-Christian” – hint, hint ESPN), it would nice to think that one day the knowledge of which gender a major public figure finds sexually attractive could be met with a collective shrug.
That being said, there’s a lot more to Jason Collins than just his public career and his sexuality. He is, for one, quite smart, having attended Stanford University . . . where he was friends with Chelsea Clinton and roomed with Joseph Kennedy III.
Click on the link to learn more about Collins’s life on and off the court.
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He seems less "thuggish" than a lot of the NBA players too.
"FIRST!!!"
Don't we all love seeing that?
This is only important because it is part of the narrative. The press loves it. I doubt if anybody else really gives a shit.
Good luck with that career.
I bet that locker room is like a candy shop for him.
No wonder why his forte was defense, he must have enjoyed being posted up. Man on man coverage.
good for him, showed a lot to be the 1st
Someone's sexuality will never be met with a shrug as long as they call a press conference and proclaim "Look at ME! I'm GAY!
Courageous guy.
@Obsidio Dude, this was a important event, to be the first*.
* Of course he's a 34 year old backup and mid-season, not certain he was going to be picked up for next season. But it's still a big step in sports.