BREAKING: Ex-NBA Player Jason Collins Tests Positive For Coronavirus: ‘Terrible Headache’ & Chest Tightness (TWEETS)

Unlike any other major sport, the NBA has been hit particularly hard with players and people surrounding the team testing positive for the coronavirus. Now, it has hit a former player.

Jason Collins, a 13-year NBA veteran who last played in 2014, announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

I tested positive for COVID19. I believe I got it while on a trip to NYC at the beginning of the month for the Brooklyn Nets Pride night game. I had my first symptoms on Wed Mar 11. Terrible headache. A few days later I had a fever and then the cough.

— Jason Collins (@jasoncollins98) March 24, 2020

On Saturday I went to the ER and got tested and spoke with some docs about the tightness in my chest. I’m home now resting but still experiencing some tightness and might go back to the hospital later today. On Saturday my lungs were clear, which obviously is good.

— Jason Collins (@jasoncollins98) March 24, 2020

Collins is most known as the first active NBA player to ever come out as homosexual. The 41-year-old stated he is home resting but is still dealing with chest tightness.

He also encouraged people to practice social distancing while thanking healthcare workers.

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Please stay safe and continue to social distance. Thank you to every single health care worker out there that are our true heroes on the frontline. Please let’s try to flatten the curve & not overwhelm our health care system.

— Jason Collins (@jasoncollins98) March 24, 2020

An 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets would find himself being shipped off to the New Jersey Nets on draft night. He spent seven seasons with the franchise and that included the two years the franchise advanced to the NBA Finals.

He announced his retirement from professional basketball in November 2014.