Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor
Cancers](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/20/538295015/john-mccain-was-diagnosed-with-a-glioblastoma-among-the-deadliest-of-cancers)
"Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar," Collins' family said in a statement released through