Craig Sager has not lost his sense of humor during his time of uncertainty.
A day after his son went on Twitter to announce that the longtime sideline reporter for Turner Sports was battling leukemia, Sager himself released a statement Friday through Turner Sports, as reported by USA TODAY's For the Win:
"My favorite time of year - city to city, round by round, 40 games in 40 nights. A dramatic turn has matched me with acute myeloid leukemia. From the sidelines to being sidelined, 40 veins and 40 electrolytes. Too bad, I had some probing questions for (San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich)."
According to the New York Daily News, Sager has been part of the "NBA on TNT" for 17 years. It reported that Sager's son, Craig II, had said that the doctors told the family that Sager was leukemia-free on Tuesday but had to apologize a day later when they sent out the proper diagnosis.
Early during Sager's broadcasting career, he had the fortune of covering the Atlanta Braves during Hank Aaron's chase of Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in 1974. It was Sager, the Daily News reported, who interviewed Aaron as the new home run king made his way to home play on his 715th home run to break the tie with Ruth.
The Daily News added that Sager got his start in television in 1972 as a reporter for a TV station in Sarasota, Fla.
His family seems genuinely touched by the outpouring of support Sager has received since his medical condition became public.
"Have to say how amazing it feels to see how many people r thinking of my dad and family," Sager's daughter Krista tweeted, according to the Daily News.
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