PHOENIX – Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called his longtime friend and foil Craig Sager a “very unique and very special” person whose courage in fighting cancer set an example for all of us.
Sager, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best know for his colorful wardrobe and NBA coverage, died Thursday after a brave battle with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 65.
“The most amazing part of him is his courage,” Popovich said. “What he has endured, the fight he put up, the courage he displayed during the situation is beyond my comprehension. If any of us can display half the courage he has to stay on this planet, to live every life as if it was his last, we would be well off.