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0 first lady, michelle obama, added, we have your back. openly gay athlete competing in individual sports, martina navratilova and billy bean only came out after they retired. jason collins has changed that. >> male athletes have been in the closet and are feeling like it is a possibility to come forward. what jason did today is incredible. >> one brave seven-footer, his career not yet over, the rest of his life just beginning. mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles other reaction from the sports ...

business as usual moving forward despite two words that helped to shatter one of pro sports barriers. washington wizards senator, jason collins, saying, im gay. more on the announcement from nbcs mike taibbi. >> reporter: he was drafted as an inside scoring force. while jason collins is not a star or a starter anymore, the 12-year pro is now something no active player has ever been, openly gay. >> there have been tens of thousands before him. he is the first to come out while playing a...

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