Craig Sager, a reporter for Turner Sports, will begin treatment for acute leukemia, his son tweeted Thursday.
Deadspin.com was one of a handful of media outlets to post a tweet from Sager's son, Craig II, which included a montage of photos with the news of Sager's impending battle. Sager appears on both TNT and TBS in a sports sideline reporter role.
My Dad's 3-4-week acute leukemia treatment starts tmrw.Be thinking of him & let's get him back on the sidelines soon pic.twitter.com/5CNI55p2Gx
— Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) April 17, 2014
The three- to four-week treatment would all but wipe out Sager's appearance for the NBA playoffs. Sager is known for his loud, colorful and sometimes outrageous wardrobe choices, has been working for Turner Sports for more than 20 years, according to Variety.com. He has covered basketball, baseball, golf and college football. It was that fashion sense that added a bit of levity to the somber news that Deadspin captured in a tweet conversation.
@MikeSolarte Thanks.We'll be watching lots of basketball together these playoffs. And it's more time for him to brainstorm some new outfits. — Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) April 17, 2014
Prior to his employment with Turner Sports, Sager appeared on CNN and CBS as a reporter. His representatives did not return phone calls to the media seeking comment.
In 2012, Esquire magazine interviewed Sager about the origins of his wardrobe uniqueness.
"I grew up in Batavia, Illinois, a small town out in the corn fields, west of Chicago. It was boring. For our senior picture, they said, 'black or navy blazer.' And I thought, Why do I want to look like everybody else? I was a big fan of The Monkees, and I had this electric blue nehru jacket, like one Micky would wear. So I wore that and showed up and they said, 'We told you: a blue or black sportcoat.' I argued that it was actually blue, created a little controversy. But, now, you look at the yearbook and everyone looks exactly the same. Except for me."
"Somebody came over once and counted my suits, and got up to 135. For this playoff run here, I have no idea how many new ones I'll buy. It'll be about 20 games, and I'll probably buy five or eight, maybe a couple of others. If I've worn something before, I'll change the buttons or wear a different shirt. People say I never wear the same thing twice, but I'm not that egotistical. They just haven't seen me wear the same thing twice. I try not to wear the same thing through the course of the season, though."
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