This past Sunday, Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of America's four major sports. Collins, who is on a 10 day contract with the Nets, suited up in the no. 46 jersey but his official no. 98 Jersey went on sale on Tuesday.
Just one day after the NBA decided NBA to make Jason Collins' No. 98 jersey available due to high demand, four of the top five best-selling items on NBAStore.com are Collins items.
Collins will wear no. 98 in honor of Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured, beaten and murdered in an antigay hate crime in 1998.
Just one day after the NBA decided NBA to make Jason Collins' No. 98 jersey available due to high demand, four of the top five best-selling items on NBAStore.com are Collins items.
Collins will wear no. 98 in honor of Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured, beaten and murdered in an antigay hate crime in 1998.