Craig Sager lived as vibrantly as he dressed.
Always clad in colorful suits while employed by TNT as a sideline reporter for the network's NBA coverage, Sager died at the age of 65 from leukemia complications Thursday, ending a more than three-year bout with cancer.
It wasn't just what Sager did, providing viewers with in-depth, in-game insights from the NBA's biggest stars, it was how he did it. Sager blended sports news coverage with entertainment from his attire to his approach in interviews. He became as much a staple of TNT's broadcasts as any in-studio talent and aligned himself as an ally among his subjects.