Collins: Support After Coming out 'Incredible' Jason Collins said he has gotten "incredible" support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, and hopes he may have made the path easier for others to follow. Collins sat down for an interview that was aired by ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, one day after the veteran NBA center revealed his sexuality in a first-person story posted on Sports Illustrated's website. ABC aired the interview in two segments, with Stephanopoulos asking Collins in the second portion if he hoped that other players will follow his example. "I hope that every player makes a decision that leads to their own happiness, whatever happiness that is in life," Collins responded. I know that I, right now, am the happiest that I've ever been in my life. Collins averaged 1.1 points this season for the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards. He will be a free agent this offseason, and plans to continue his career. "From my teammates, I'm expecting support because that's what I would do for my teammates," Collins told ABC. A team is like a family. The NBA is like a brotherhood. And I'm looking at it like we all support each other, on and off the court. Asked by Stephanopoulos what his story could mean to youth who play basketball and are worried about their futures because they are gay, Collins offered a simple piece of advice. In the second part of the ABC interview, Collins discussed what it was like to come out to his family and people closest to him. In the SI piece, Collins said that the first relative he came out to was his aunt, Teri Jackson, a San Francisco Superior Court Judge - "so I guess she's good at reading people," Collins told ABC.