We’ve lost a lot of notable characters in 2016, but as it turns out this dirtbag of a year had one more gut-punch in store. Craig Sager passed away today following a long battle with leukemia, and while it wasn’t a total surprise, that doesn’t make it sting any less.
There is no way to accurately gauge what the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter has meant to the industry and to those who knew him or were touched by his work. What do you say about a reporter who could make Gregg Popovich laugh, and all of us cry?