Jason Kidd mourns loss of ‘pioneer’ and Nets teammate Jason Collins: ‘This one hurts’
- Posted on May 13, 2026
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Jason Kidd mourns loss of ‘pioneer’ and Nets teammate Jason Collins: ‘This one hurts’
Jason Collins was a trailblazer in the NBA as the league’s first openly gay player, and Jason Kidd felt lucky enough to call him a friend. Collins died Tuesday at 47 after a fight with Stage 4 glioblastoma. The late NBA center played eight years with the Nets and overlapped for seven years together as players before Kidd coached Collins for one season in 2013-14. Kidd, a 10-time All-Star as a player and now the head coach of the Mavericks, spoke...
