Overview
- Collins publicly disclosed the diagnosis in an ESPN piece published Thursday, describing glioblastoma as one of the deadliest brain cancers.
- He traced the illness to August symptoms including brain fog, short‑term memory loss, a missed flight, and a fall, with a UCLA CT scan and biopsy confirming glioblastoma and a high reported growth factor.
- Doctors advised the tumor cannot be safely removed and noted it is encroaching on his frontal lobe, with standard care typically associated with an average prognosis of about 11–14 months.
- He is receiving radiation and targeted chemotherapy at a clinic in Singapore with the goal of slowing tumor growth long enough to receive a personalized immunotherapy.
- The 13‑year NBA veteran, the league’s first openly gay active player, says he intends to keep fighting and hopes his treatment path can aid future patients, after the NBA first noted his tumor care in September.