Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete to play in one of North America’s four major professional sports leagues, is urging people to register to vote.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in one of the four major North American professional leagues, announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 years in the NBA.

Public restrooms and restrooms accessible to the public — like those in a Starbucks or McDonald’s — are not the same.

Violet Palmer, the first female referee in NBA history, will be awarded for her contributions as being an out women of color.

Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player — or any other of the professional American sports — appears to have been accepted by his team and the NBA at large. Except of course, for this one unidentified player who has given the Brooklyn Nets center some grief about his sexuality.

NEW YORK - (AP) -- Jason Collins spent part of his off day on Sunday shopping at Costco.

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has told Yahoo Sports he is gay after Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur at him during a game.

Violet Palmer made her biggest call yet: The NBA referee will marry her partner of 20 years on Friday.

(CNN) The NBA says it expects to award the 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte, North Carolina, after the partial repeal of the so-called bathroom bill.

(CNN) The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will move from Charlotte, North Carolina, because of that state's controversial transgender bathroom law, the league announced Thursday.

LOS ANGELES - Jason Collins heard his name called by Nets coach Jason Kidd early in the second quarter and headed to the scorer's table to check in.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo has offered a stronger apology for directing a gay slur at veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy.

(AP) The NBA is continuing to monitor how states are handling laws regarding the protections of transgender people, with Commissioner Adam Silver warning that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.

(AP) Technology industry leaders have urged NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to move the All-Star Game out of Charlotte unless a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people is repealed "in very short order."