Comedian Lil’ Duval Says Jason Collins Came Out The Closet For Job Security

Funny man Lil’ Duval took to Twitter to comment on the news of Jason Collins’ sexuality.

Collins, a center for the Washington Wizards, revealed in a first-person article on Sports Illustrated’s website that he was gay.

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” he wrote.

Lil’ Duval, whose birth name is Roland Powell, said Collins came out the closet for job security.

“Jason Collins said he was Gay for job security………smart man,” he wrote.

Collins told ABC’s Good Morning America he “never set out to be the first” openly gay NBA player.

Watch Collins’ ABC interview below