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WASHINGTON — With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. … Full Article

The Bulls will be without point guard Kirk Hinrich on Monday night against Brooklyn because of a bruised left calf. His absence might give Game 4 star Nate Robinson a chance to start in the potential clincher for Chicago. … Full Article

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is commending NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. … Full Article

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. … Full Article

CHICAGO — Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat theBrooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. … Full Article

CHICAGO (AP) — Every play near the basket looked like a traffic accident. There were long scoreless stretches. Shooting from outside was a dicey proposition. … Full Article

NBA fans will be able to purchase tickets for the first-ever NBA Draft in Brooklyn beginning May 22 at 10am, the league announced today. Barclays Center, the home of the Brooklyn Nets, will host the 2013 NBA Draft presented by State Farm on June 27. … Full Article

The Nets' first two games against the Bulls in this best-of-7 first-round playoff series were a microcosm of the first two months of their historic debut season in our fair borough. … Full Article

Perhaps it was fitting that the Nets' first home playoff loss came at the hands of a tough guy who played his high school ball right here in Brooklyn. … Full Article

Chicago evened its playoff series the only way it knows how: with bruising Bulls defense. … Full Article