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Praise poured in from athletes around the country and even the White House after NBA Star Jason Collins became the first player on a major team sport to come out as gay.
The 34-year-old who has played for the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics opened up in an essay for Sports Illustrated, amid much speculation about rumors that a major athlete would be coming out of the closet.
Team owners, managers and sports writers have long questioned how athletes and fans would react to a teammate announcing publicly that he is homosexual.
However the response to Collins' announcement on Monday has been overwhelmingly positive from his former teammates and leading figures in basketball and other major sports.
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