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(The Root) — When Jason Collins announced to the world that he was gay on the cover of the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated, the announcement took the media by storm. As the first athlete in ...

Twelve years ago, the NBA was rocked to its very core—not by a trade, an injury, or a free agent signing, but by a journeyman player named Jason Collins coming out as gay. It was a huge deal for those ...