How Sports Illustrated Scored The Jason Collins Story

In a thought-provoking Sports Illustrated article, Jason Collins — who played for the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics this NBA season — just became the first openly gay male athlete in one of America’s most popular professional sports. It’s an amazing scoop for SI, and one that came together quickly.

Chris Stone, SI’s managing editor, explained that they didn’t know Collins’ identity or if he was going to go through with telling his tale, until only six days ago. Franz

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