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Collins, who had revealed in a brief statement in September that he was receiving treatment for a brain tumor, said in an interview with ESPN that he has stage 4 glioblastoma.

— The disease manifested incredibly quickly — said the 47-year-old former basketball player, describing the initial symptoms, which included memory loss and difficulty concentrating, which worsened in August.

— I’ve had strange symptoms like these for a week or two, but unless something is really wrong, I just move on. I’m an athlete,” Collins said.

He explained, however, that a CT scan revealed the severity of his illness, a glioblastoma multiforme that was progressing so quickly that doctors said it could have cost him his life in a matter of weeks.

Collins said that with the support of her husband, Brunson Green, as well as friends and family, she began treatment, which included medication, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

She added that his decision to pursue innovative therapies — currently at a clinic in Singapore — reminded him of the time he decided to come out publicly about his sexual orientation.

“I feel like I’m back in that situation where I can be the first person to break that barrier,” he said. — We are not going to sit idly by and let this cancer kill me without fighting with all my strength.

Collins recalled that when her grandmother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer, she didn’t like hearing the word “cancer.”

— I don’t care if you say it — said the former NBA player. — I have cancer, but just like my grandmother fought, I will fight too.