According to Charania, he "is likely to miss time into the regular season."

Jason Collins the former NBA player who became the first active male athlete in a major U.S. team sport to come out as gay, is battling a brain tumor. “NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor,

Jason Collins, who played 13 years in the NBA for six different teams, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, according to a statement released Thursday, September 11, on behalf of his family.

Collins, 46, was drafted in 2001 along with twin brother Jarron and played 13 years in the NBA for six different teams, with the majority of that time (eight years) spent with the New Jersey (and eve...