Watching a TNT broadcast, the most likely entertainment would be an NBA basketball game against some of the best teams in league. One only notices the athletes playing and not the sideline reporter until the commercials end and Craig Sager proclaims his voice in one of his many flamboyant suits. Craig Sager was a sideline reporter for all major sports for 26 years. Craig had one of the best resumes in the broadcasting business. He was at all the major events in sports history. When Hank Aaron made his record breaking homerun, you guarantee Sager was there witness it. He sidelined every major basketball game to date; Craig was always on the field or court. Craig Sager’s legacy is not only being a sports reporter, but being a loving, caring,
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Sager was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) which is when the myeloid cells interfere with one’s white blood cells and red blood cells, disrupting one’s ability to fight disease and maintain one’s health (Cancer Treatments of America). When Craig Sager was diagnosed with this terminal disease, he did not know the effects it would have on his family and his broadcasting career. All Craig ever did was work and for once he could not. During an interview on his foundation website, Sager mentioned, “When I was told I had a terminal disease, I couldn’t imagine what it would do to my spirit”(SagerStrong Foundation). Craig Sager was not as worried with the cancer slowing killing him, but how much the it would alter and affect his spirit. While going through intense chemotherapy, Craig always tried to make the best of the situation. During an interview with Scott Van Pelt, Craig joked, “I lost 57 pounds and about 100 yards off my tee shot” (SagerStrong Foundation). Even after going through intense treatment, he was still cracking jokes to reporters. Eventually Craig and his wife, Stacy, would try to help others after the tough road they had
Sager was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) which is when the myeloid cells interfere with one’s white blood cells and red blood cells, disrupting one’s ability to fight disease and maintain one’s health (Cancer Treatments of America). When Craig Sager was diagnosed with this terminal disease, he did not know the effects it would have on his family and his broadcasting career. All Craig ever did was work and for once he could not. During an interview on his foundation website, Sager mentioned, “When I was told I had a terminal disease, I couldn’t imagine what it would do to my spirit”(SagerStrong Foundation). Craig Sager was not as worried with the cancer slowing killing him, but how much the it would alter and affect his spirit. While going through intense chemotherapy, Craig always tried to make the best of the situation. During an interview with Scott Van Pelt, Craig joked, “I lost 57 pounds and about 100 yards off my tee shot” (SagerStrong Foundation). Even after going through intense treatment, he was still cracking jokes to reporters. Eventually Craig and his wife, Stacy, would try to help others after the tough road they had