Fear. Reporter the 35yearold veteran signed a 10day contract with the Brooklyn Nets playing his first game in l. A. He is focused ons his role on the team more than his role in society. I dont have time to really think about history right now. I just have to, you know, focus on my job tonight. Reporter collins let his guard down last spring announcing in Sports Illustrated he is gay. At the time the veteran was not with a team. The nets were the first to pick him up. Collins says the past 10 months have been terrific. Life is better for me. I dont have to hide who i am. I can be my normal self reporter before he played in the nla nba he was a star player at stanford. Jason wants to play because he still wants to play. I am happy for him. A terrific guy. And i i am glad. Reporter now, brooklyn teams broken barriers before. The brooklyn dodgers broke the color barrier in 1947 signing robinson, his first game at home in brooklyn will be march 3rd and he helped the nets beat the lakers ton