epa03681419 A file picture dated 17 April 2013 shows Washington Wizards center Jason Collins shooting a foul shot in the first half of the Wizards NBA game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA. According to reports Collins has announced he is gay and is the first active professional athlete in North American basketball, football, hockey or baseball to openly do so. His story is the cover item in Sports Illustrated. Collins has played in the NBA for 12 seasons. EPA/TANNEN MAURY CORBIS OUT