thesouestion is, advertisers. will they flee? or will they scoop him up? it could be a possible endorsement for companies who want to be affiliated with this piece of history. right? and with this movement within professional sports. and it could translate into money if collins wants to capitalize and that s unclear. right now jason collins doesn t have a lot of endorsements. just one from nike. the company, by the way, doesn t even use him in his ads. he did make almost $1.4 million last season. but one marketing expert tells us collins could turn this revelation into an additional seven-figure boost. nike might consider using him in some commercials. companies already expressing support, nike says it admires collins courage, it s proud that he s a nike athlete, and it believes in a level playing field where sexual orientation isn t a consideration. and by the way, he has a stellar reputation on top of that. so that s a winning combination for him. he s a pro s pro in the nba.
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he tweeted his thanks saying all the support i have received is truly inspirational. i knew that i was choosing the road less traveled. but i m not walking it alone. collins, a 12-year veteran, is the first openly gay athlete still active in a major american pro team sport. last night cnn s anderson cooper got reaction from former nba great charles barkley. the first thing, i was happy for jason. because people should get to be who they want to be. but, known has a gay player in the nba, who ever thought they d play with a gay player is an idiot. i played with several gay players. it s t o business and i think they should get to be who they want to be. always telling it like it is. collins has played for six nba teams in twelve seasons and most recently with the washington wizards. right now he s a free agent and hoping to catch on with another team this season. we re going to talk with mike golic and mike greenberg, espn s mike and mike about jason collins coming out and all of
and i am gay. that revelation in a sports illustrated article, triggering huge support among fellow athletes and beyond that. collins tweeted, saying all of the support is truly inspirational. i am not walking it alone. collins is the first player in a major u.s. team sport to come out while still active. a former nba star tells anderson cooper, he wasn t surprised to hear it. i was happy for jason. people should get to be who they want to be. a gay player in the nba, anybody thinking they haven t played with a gay player is an idiot. i played with several gay players. it s their own business. and they should get to be who they want to be. jason collins has played for six nba teams. most recently, the washington wizards. he is a free agent and hopes to continue his career. the first witness will take
would have made sure he knew that doing something like this was wrong. reporter: he denies any wrongdoing. as you said, he s been a very intriguing figure in this investigation. we hope to learn more about misha. john? pamela brown, great work today. each day it seems like we get a new piece of investigation about this case and this investigation. each day that passes in boston, it s more like normal here. more like things before the marathon. overnight, a real sign. crews were busy repainting the boston marathon finish line. traditionally, they do that within hours of the marathon, when all of the runners finish the race. this year, for obvious reasons, they waited. and that process was delayed about two weeks. that s a block from here. that happened last night after 10:00. so much happening overnight where you are. nice to have you there. thank you, john. jason collins couldn t have been more clear. quote, i am a 34-year-old nba center. i am black.