Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton Tweet Support for Jason Collins' Coming Out

NBA player Jason Collins ignited a flurry of commentary on Twitter after Sports Illustrated tweeted his first-person story in which he comes out as gay, becoming the first male athlete to do so while still active in a major U.S. sport.

"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay," Collins wrote. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

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— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 29, 2013

Collins' news — announced first online on SI.com and the Sports Illustrated Twitter account — has attracted high-profile support from his NBA family as well as other celebrities, including Kobe Bryant and Bill Clinton. Read more...