Jason Collins At Pre-Game Presser: I Know How To Play Basketball, I'm Ready
UPDATE: Standing Ovation As Collins Enters Game At Start Of Second Quarter
At this writing, the first quarter has ended and Collins has not yet entered the game. Fans and assholes are tweeting up a storm from the arena.
UPDATE: Collins has entered the game. And THAT, folks, is LGBT history being made tonight.
UPDATE II: Sports reporters on Twitter are calling it a standing ovation but the clip below only catches a few fans standing up. A very nice round of applause is audible, though.
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