Stefan Bondy spoke recently with former Net Jason Collins about his battle with coronavirus, a battle the fit 7-footer said was harrowing and lasted two-and-a-half harrowing weeks.
Collins, who played with both Jason Kidd and Deron Williams in two stints with the Nets, told Bondy he believes he and his long-time boyfriend, Hollywood producer Brunson Green, contracted the virus while visiting New York in early March. Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, served as special guest of Brooklyn’s Pride Night game against the Grizzlies on March 4. When he learned two weeks later that four Nets players tested positive, it confirmed his symptoms were coronavirus.