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The NBA Player Who Came Out Was A Video Game Cover Star… Sort Of

Today’s big news—not just in sports, either—is 12-year NBA veteran Jason Collins revealing he is gay. Collins isn’t really a star; he’s a journeyman more known for getting destroyed by Shaq in the NBA Finals his rookie year. Perhaps you may have seen him somewhere else?

https://deadspin.com/nba-player-jason-collins-says-hes-gay-484399506

Yes. He’s on the PS2 cover of NBA 2K6, in his signature getting-mauled-by-Shaq-in-the-playoffs pose (this time, the first round in 2005.) Hat tip to Stephen Vu of Incorrect Basketball Knowledge for pointing this out to me on Twitter.

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