{"id":334227,"date":"2026-05-14T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=334227"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:30:13","slug":"what-to-know-about-jason-collins-husband-brunson-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/what-to-know-about-jason-collins-husband-brunson-green\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Jason Collins’ Husband Brunson Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Late NBA star Jason Collins <\/b>is survived by his partner of 13 years, husband Brunson Green<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Collins, the primary openly gay NBA athlete, died in May 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma,\u201d the athlete\u2019s family told the NBA in a press release<\/span>. \u201cJason modified lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those that admired him from afar.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement continued, \u201cWe’re grateful for the outpouring of affection and prayers over the past eight months and for the exceptional medical care Jason received from his doctors and nurses. Our family will miss him dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Jason Collins, 1st Openly Gay NBA Player, Dead at 47<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tFormer NBA star Jason Collins has died following a battle with brain cancer. He was 47. \u201cWe’re heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant fight with glioblastoma,\u201d Collins\u2019 family told the NBA in a Tuesday, May 12, statement, confirming the previous athlete\u2019s death. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Collins publicly got here out as gay in 2013, one yr before retiring from pro basketball.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I selected to come back out, there was no scandal or anything,\u201d Collins wrote in a December 2025 essay for ESPN<\/span><\/a>. \u201cThis was like, I feel that I’m ok to play within the NBA and by the way in which, I\u2019m gay. Just so everyone knows cards on the table, that is where I’m.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collins began dating Green that very same yr. They wed in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to learn more about Collins\u2019 husband:<\/p>\n

How Did Jason Collins and Brunson Green Meet?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Collins and Green were introduced months after the professional athlete publicly got here out as gay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe first met at a housewarming party last June, but I used to be dating another person on the time,\u201d Collins told The Latest York Times<\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/i>in June 2014. \u201cFast-forward to September, I\u2019m single again, and I see him at a celebration in L.A. So we exchange information because he was leaving for Europe the subsequent day. But while he was gone, I used to be asking everyone: Have you ever heard of this guy? The background check.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collins and Green were together for a decade before tying the knot in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Brunson Green Is a Movie Producer<\/b><\/h2>\n

Green has worked as a movie producer for a long time, working on movies like 2011\u2019s The Help.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we met in Mississippi through a mutual friend, and the one reason she introduced us was because he was thinking about working in film and our mutual friend was like, \u2018Brunson is coming into town and he works in film,\u2019\u201d Green told Collider<\/span><\/a> on the time, referring to Tate Taylor<\/b>. \u201cSo, she asked us to go to this blues festival together, and that\u2019s after we first met. We had lots of mutual friends, but we went to different high schools, so we didn\u2019t know one another as kids. Our parents knew one another, but it surely was rival high schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

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