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Jason Collins signs with Nets, becomes first openly gay player in 4 major pro leagues in US
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jason Collins heard his name called by Nets coach Jason Kidd early in the second quarter and headed to the scorer's table to check in.
• When he walked onto the court, Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the United States' four major professional leagues.
• He understood the significance attached to his appearance in an NBA game, but he had a job to do.
• "It felt like, 'I've done this thousands of times before,'" Collins said after Brooklyn's 108-102 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. "You go to the scorer's table, you hear what the play's going to be for the next offensive play and you go out there. Once you're out on the court, it's about basketball. It's what I've been doing for almost three decades."
• Collins entered the game with 10:28 left in the second quarter and the Nets leading 35-26 after Nick Young made the first of his two free throws. The crowd welcomed him with a nice ovation when public address announcer Lawrence Tanter introduced him.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Monday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2014. There are 310 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Feb. 24, 1864, according to the National Park Service, the first Union prisoners arrived at the Confederates' Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. During its 14 months of existence, the overcrowded camp ended up holding some 45,000 men, more than four times its intended capacity; nearly 13,000 prisoners perished from disease, starvation or exposure.
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• On this date:
• In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict outlining his calendar reforms. (The (Continued on page 30)
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