Ex-Stanford basketball player undergoes treatment for brain tumor

NEW YORK Jason Collins the NBA s first openly gay participant who now serves as an ambassador for the league is undergoing rehabilitation for a brain tumor his family revealed Thursday Related Articles Burden on NBA to find wrongdoing by Clippers Kawhi Leonard If Jonathan Kuminga returns how will he fit with Warriors Clippers deny summary they skirted NBA salary cap with Kawhi Leonard payment NBA says it will open study into account that Clippers broke cap rules with Kawhi Leonard deal Former NBA star Asian American trailblazer Jeremy Lin retires Collins who played at Stanford from to informed he was gay in becoming the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of the four main North American sports leagues He retired in after a -year career that included stops with the New Jersey Nets Memphis Minnesota Atlanta Boston Washington and a return to the Nets after they relocated to Brooklyn His family sent a report to the NBA on Thursday Jason and his family welcome your help and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason s healthcare and well-being the report reported The -foot Collins averaged points and rebounds in his career In his best season he averaged points and rebounds for the then-New Jersey Nets in - Collins and his twin brother Jarron starred at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles before both attended Stanford Jason was an All-Pac- selection for the - season when he averaged points and rebounds per event as a senior helping Stanford win the regular season conference title and finish - Jarron Collins was an assistant coach with the Warriors under Steve Kerr from - and is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans