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NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets will sign center Jason Collins to a second 10-day contract Wednesday, sources confirmed on Monday.
Collins' 10-day contract expires on Tuesday and the team will sign him to a second deal, as first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The expectation is that Collins will remain with the team and sign for the season after the second 10-day contract expires, barring unforeseen circumstances.
On Monday, against the Chicago Bulls, Collins will play his first home game since signing with the Nets on Feb. 23. Collins made history that night against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in one of North America's four major professional sports.
Collins was greeted Monday by a large gathering of reporters and cameras at a pregame news conference. He was asked about comparisons to Jackie Robinson playing and breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/10546735/brooklyn-nets-sign-jason-collins-second-10-day-contract
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Or is this more about his having the top-selling jersey in the NBA?
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)And he's never gonna put up big stats, that's not how they're using him...from a very subjective standpoint, I've heard say, "he's making a difference" when he's in.
mythology
(9,527 posts)It seems like Collins being in the NBA has been largely non-controversial, which given all the build up seems a little strange.
