Mr. Murray, along with his husband, helped their nephew Jason Collins become the first player in the league to come out publicly. He died of Covid-19.
Source: New York Times
Tony Murray, Moral Support for a Gay N.B.A. Player, Dies at 60
Published in Basketball, Collins, Jason, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Homosexuality and Bisexuality and Murray, Tony (1960-2021)
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