Jason Collins has been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma.

The former basketball pro, who made headlines in 2013 when he became the first active NBA player to come out as gay, announced his diagnosis Dec. 11 on the ESPN website.

“A few months ago, my family released a short statement saying I had a brain tumor . It was simple, but intentionally vague. They did that to protect my privacy while I was mentally unable to speak for myself and my loved ones were trying to understand what we were dealing with,” Collins told the sports outlet.

“But now it’s time for people to hear directly from me. I have Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. It came on incredibly fast,” he continued.

Collins said he went public with his diagnosis for the same reasons he came o

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