Former NBA star Jason Collins shared a devastating update about his life. The former Atlanta Hawks player revealed he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma. Collins, a 13-year NBA veteran, shared his experience while fighting this battle with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Despite the heartbreaking development, Collins keeps a positive outlook on the situation.
These are by far the toughest moments of his life. However, his mentality from his time in the NBA never escaped. The words brain tumour could deplete a person. Collins is looking straight at it and saying, “We aren’t going to sit back and let this cancer kill me without giving it a hell of a fight.”
Collins expressed that, thanks to his NBA career feels grateful to have the financial resources to get the best possible treatment.

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