FILE - A Sept. 29, 2008, file photo is of Minnesota Timberwolves' Jason Collins is shown during the basketball team's media day in Minneapolis. Collins signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets and is set to become the first active openly gay player in the NBA. He will join the Nets for their game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles against the Lakers. |
Jason Collins is set to become the NBA's first active openly gay player.
But his only focus is playing basketball, saying "I don't have time to really think about history right now."
Collins
signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets earlier Sunday and was
to be in uniform for their game in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The
35-year-old center revealed at the end of last season he is gay, but he
was a free agent and had remained unsigned.
With a need for another big man, the Nets turned to the 7-foot Collins, who helped them reach two NBA Finals in the early 2000s.
Collins says "the pressure is playing in an NBA game ... so I think that's enough pressure right there."
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