jason collins, who broke another barrier earlier this year as the first openly gay player in the nba. calling in. what can a wnba player teach players in the nba? >> she has the basketball iq and she's shown that, demonstrated that. the players clearly trust her and respect her and i'm looking forward to watching her on the sidelines for the san antonio spurs. >> jason, you know the culture in pro sports firsthand. do you think players are going to show becky the same respect as a male coach? >> yes, i really think the -- especially with the san antonio spurs, greg popovich being the basketball coach, a hall of fame back coach, everyone respects him and as a result they will respect everyone on his staff. >> jason collins, thank you. we know you have a plane to catch so we'll let you go. >> thank you. >> take care. becky isn't the first woman to go in the nba. there's some qualifiers to that. she also put her job in perspective. she was pretty humble that. take a listen. >> it's just the fact that this is basketball and there's women that have trail blazed much bigger paths and really

jason collins came out in an interview last year. the stanford alum became the first active openly gay player in the sports leagues. >>> we turn to developing news now out of ferguson, missouri. this was the situation within the past few hours when police reacted to angry and violent crowds that involved smoke bombs and tear gas. it's the fourth night of unrest since an unarmed black teenager was killed by police. many in the crowd were chanting hands up, don't shoot, referring to the michael brown had his hands raised when he was shot. >>> a gut-wrenching decision as a local family took their son off life support. he was an active part of san francisco's lgbt community and was beaten up on sunday. bryan higgins was found brutally beaten in the castro district over the weekend. he never recovered. at the exact time higgins was taken off life support today, many who knew him joined hands in deboce park and paid tribute to his life. >> we're all in shock and a little bit freaked out by the whole situation. it seems like we don't have a

jason collins, most certainly mike sams. britney graneir. there's another -- a young man who played a championship game, the first active division i athlete to come out and say, i'm gay. how close are we to putting this madness behind us about evaluating people based upon these -- all of these secondary inconsequential things as opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their confidence? how close are we to accepting this in the nfl or -- >> are you looking at me, william? do you want that one? >> what i will say about it is, the first athlete you heard about coming out as gay, someone asked me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player? and i had one question. can he play? [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence? >> right. that's all. >> jim -- >> i can't add to that. i cannot add to that. >> okay. >> we'll leave it alone. >> jim was a professional in the most macho of all american sports. it seems to me -- it may not be a good correlation but a lot of questions they asked about gay athletes were essentiall

jason collins, kwain harris used to be with the 49ers. most certainly mike sams. brittany grenier.ere's another man who played in the ncaa championship, first active division i athlete to come out and say, i'm gay. how close are we to putting this madness behind us about evaluating people based on all of these secondary inconsequential kinds of things as opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their competence? how close are we to accepting that in the nfl, say, or -- >> are you looking at me? >> you want that one? >> well, i'll see if i can answer. the first-year athlete you heard coming out as gay asked me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player? and i had one question. can you play? [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence? >> right. and that's all. >> you know i can't answer that. >> huh? >> i cannot add to that. >> okay. >> well, jim was a professional

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jason collins, harris, used to be with the 49ers, certainly mike sams, brittany granier.there's another -- a young man who played ncaa championship game, the first active division athlete to say, i'm gay. how close are we to putting this madness behind us about evaluating people based upon these -- all of these secondary inconsequential things as opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their competence? how close are we to that in accepting that in the nfl or -- >> you want that one? >> what i will say is the first athlete you heard about coming out as gay, ask me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player? and i had one question. can he play? [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence. >> right. that's all. jim -- >> i can't add to that. >> what? >> i cannot add to that. >> oh. >> okay. we're good. >> we'll leave it alone. >> jim was a professional in the most macho of all american sports, and it seems to me, it may not be a good correlation, but a lot of questions they asked about gay athletes were essentially the same quest

the jason collins, most certainly mike sams, there's another -- ae young man who played a i'm championship game, the first active division i athlete to say i'm gay.evalua howt close are we to putting ths madness behind us about evaluating people based upon os these -- all of these secondarye inconsequence shall things as , opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their confidence? tha how close are we? >> you want that one? >> what i will say is, the firsw athlete you heard about coming out as gay, someone asked me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player. and i have one question. can he play? [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence? >> right. >> >> i cannot add to that.ll >> jim was a professional ain te most macho of all american sports.e, iion, but it seems to me -- it may not beh a good correlation. but a lot of questions they uesi asked about gayon athletes were essentially the same questions they used to ask about us, the w black athletes. >> absolutely. to isn't it a simple situation? we have laws in this country. we try to abide by laws. r we ha

jason collins, harris, used to be with the 49ers, certainly mike sams, brittany granier. there's another -- a young man who played a championship game, the first active division i athlete to say i'm gay. how close are we to putting this madness behind us about evaluating people based upon these -- all of these secondary how close are we to putting this madness behind us about evaluating people based upon these -- all of these secondary inconsequential things as opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their confidence? how close are we to accepting this in the nfl or -- >> are you looking at me, ywm do you want that one? >> what i will say about it is, the first athlete you heard about coming out as gay, someone asked me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player? and i had one question. can he play? [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence? >> right. that's all. >> jim -- >> i can't add to that. i cannot add to that. >> okay. >> we'll leave it alone. >> jim was a professional in the most macho of all american sports. it seems to me -- it

the jason collins, most certainly mike sams, there's another -- ae young man who played a i'm championship game, the first active division i athlete to say i'm gay.evalua howt close are we to putting ths madness behind us about evaluating people based upon os these -- all of these secondarye inconsequence shall things as , opposed to the content of their character and the caliber of their confidence? tha how close are we? >> you want that one? >> what i will say is, the firsw athlete you heard about coming out as gay, someone asked me, how would you feel about playing with a gay player. and i have one question. can he play? [ applause ] >> the caliber of his competence? >> right. >> >> i cannot add to that.ll >> jim was a professional ain te most macho of all american sports.e, iion, but it seems to me -- it may not beh a good correlation. but a lot of questions they uesi asked about gayon athletes were essentially the same questions they used to ask about us, the w black athletes. >> absolutely. to isn't it a simple situation? we have laws in this country. we try to abide by laws. r we ha