Jason Collins' days of searching for gainful employment in the NBA are over—for the next month or so, at least.
According to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk and Marc Stein, the Brooklyn Nets will sign the 35-year-old backup center for the remainder of the 2013-14 season once his second 10-day contract expires on Friday. Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four biggest North American pro sports leagues when he signed with and made his season debut for the Nets against the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 23.
Collins has handled the attention that's accompanied his historic stint in Brooklyn with aplomb. Prior to his home debut against the Chicago Bulls on March 3, Collins graciously declined to compare what he's done as a member of the LGBT community to what Jackie Robinson accomplished with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
"I'm just trying to be Jason Collins," he told the attendant media, per ESPN. "What Jackie Robinson did for the sport of baseball and our society [is] tremendous. But I am just trying to be Jason Collins."
According to ESPN's sources, the Nets had anticipated keeping Collins on beyond those first tw ...
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Brooklyn Nets to Sign Jason Collins for Remainder of Season
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