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Thesouestion is, advertisers. will they flee? or will they scoop him up? >> it could be a possible endorsement for companies who want to be affiliated with this piece of history. right? and with this movement within professional sports. and it could translate into money if collins wants to capitalize and that's unclear. right now jason collins doesn't have a lot of endorsements. just one from nike. the company, by the way, doesn't even use him in his ads. he did make almost $1.4 million last season. but one marketing expert tells us collins could turn this revelation into an additional seven-f...

Well. we'll watch this space. global warming. >> there you have it, road warriors. >> you may not have heard of jason collins before yesterday but you can bet on seeing a lot more of this nba trail blazer. what's coming out could mean for endorsement deals. that's coming up. great first gig! let's go! party! awwwww... arigato!

He tweeted his thanks saying all the support i have received is truly inspirational. i knew that i was choosing the road less traveled. but i'm not walking it alone. collins, a 12-year veteran, is the first openly gay athlete still active in a major american pro team sport. last night cnn's anderson cooper got reaction from former nba great charles barkley. >> the first thing, i was happy for jason. because people should get to be who they want to be. but, known has a gay player in the nba, who ever thought they'd play with a gay player is an idiot. i played with several gay players. it's t o ...

And i am gay. that revelation in a "sports illustrated" article, triggering huge support among fellow athletes and beyond that. collins tweeted, saying all of the support is truly inspirational. i am not walking it alone. collins is the first player in a major u.s. team sport to come out while still active. a former nba star tells anderson cooper, he wasn't surprised to hear it. >> i was happy for jason. people should get to be who they want to be. a gay player in the nba, anybody thinking they haven't played with a gay player is an idiot. i played with several gay players. it's their own busi...

Would have made sure he knew that doing something like this was wrong. >> reporter: he denies any wrongdoing. as you said, he's been a very intriguing figure in this investigation. we hope to learn more about misha. john? >> pamela brown, great work today. each day it seems like we get a new piece of investigation about this case and this investigation. each day that passes in boston, it's more like normal here. more like things before the marathon. overnight, a real sign. crews were busy repainting the boston marathon finish line. traditionally, they do that within hours of the marathon, when...