Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:45am EST
<span id="articleText"/>(Reuters) - Jason Collins did not register a single point on Sunday, but he scored a moment for basketball history as he became the first openly gay player to appear in an NBA game.
<span id="midArticle_0"/>Collins, who last April revealed he was gay, signed a 10-day contract with Brooklyn earlier in the day before making his appearance for the Nets in a game in Los Angeles against the Lakers.
<span id="midArticle_1"/>Collins entered the contest 10:28 left in the second quarter and received a warm reception from the opposing crowd.
<span id="midArticle_2"/>"I thought it was great," Collins told reporters, of the greeting.
<span id="midArticle_3"/>"Being an L.A. kid, I can't think of a better situation, playing for the Nets and playing here and getting the win. Just glad Kobe (Bryant) and Shaq (O'Neal) weren't out there."
<span id="midArticle_4"/>Collins finished with no points, two rebounds, one steal and five fouls in 11 minutes.
<span id="midArticle_5"/>On a night he made history, the Nets (26-28) also snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Lakers (19-37).
<span id="midArticle_6"/>"The most important thing is the team got the win," Collins said.
<span id="midArticle_7"/>"I don't care about scoring. I care about my team winning."
<span id="midArticle_8"/>(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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<span id="articleText"/>(Reuters) - Jason Collins did not register a single point on Sunday, but he scored a moment for basketball history as he became the first openly gay player to appear in an NBA game.
<span id="midArticle_0"/>Collins, who last April revealed he was gay, signed a 10-day contract with Brooklyn earlier in the day before making his appearance for the Nets in a game in Los Angeles against the Lakers.
<span id="midArticle_1"/>Collins entered the contest 10:28 left in the second quarter and received a warm reception from the opposing crowd.
<span id="midArticle_2"/>"I thought it was great," Collins told reporters, of the greeting.
<span id="midArticle_3"/>"Being an L.A. kid, I can't think of a better situation, playing for the Nets and playing here and getting the win. Just glad Kobe (Bryant) and Shaq (O'Neal) weren't out there."
<span id="midArticle_4"/>Collins finished with no points, two rebounds, one steal and five fouls in 11 minutes.
<span id="midArticle_5"/>On a night he made history, the Nets (26-28) also snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Lakers (19-37).
<span id="midArticle_6"/>"The most important thing is the team got the win," Collins said.
<span id="midArticle_7"/>"I don't care about scoring. I care about my team winning."
<span id="midArticle_8"/>(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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