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Dwight Howard assembles blood drive for Craig Sager

Dwight Howard has decided to lend a helping hand to TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager.

The Rockets center is helping organize a blood drive through his charity, the D12 Foundation, in honor of Sager, who is battling acute myeloid leukemia.

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"I know a lot of people deal with a lot of different types of cancers and leukemia," Howard said, via the Houston Chronicle. "Craig is a close friend of mine, my family. He's part of the NBA family. You hate to see anybody who is a part of you go through anything.