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I remember one night TNT had Sager's son fill in for him as a tribute. Pop normally treats sideline reporters with open hostility, but on that night Pop took the time to tell the Sager family how loved Craig was throughout the Association and everyone is rooting for him to get better.
Good posting. Very rare for athletes to feel that attached to announcers. Sort of like Ali/Cosell. Sager was loved. RIP Craig
Absolutely gutted. What a trooper with his longbattle with leukemia. His colourful suits and personality in the NBA is going to be greatly missed. He was a legend in his own right and so so (Sager) strong. So wish he could have made it through the holidays.. RIP Sir.
I remember this! Pop hates being interrupted during the games but that gesture had me in tears.
No greater love for him than in Atlanta. He was on CNN Sports Tonight back when cable TV was in its infancy, part of a crew of then-unknowns like Dan Patrick, Fred Hickman, Gary Miller.
Bud light was his favorite - people were telling stories at the bar about it. The waitress I mentioned earlier talked about how it was his favorite and he would give them #### if they were ever out. I was having it (and 3 more) in his honor. God this year has sucked.
Yeah that was unfair. Should've posted a warning with it.
cant imagine the emotions Ernie was feeling while doing that. Between losing a friend and knowing he fought that ##### too....
That's one of the best tributes, if not the best, that I've ever seen for anyone. You could see the genuine love everyone in the business had for him.
I hope Craig got to watch that before he left. Not many people in the world are universally loved, but Sager broke the mold.
He knew he was universally loved. All the #sagerstrong from around the world, tributes to him to his face, etc. I'm glad. Many don't know just how much they are loved. Award shows can do this. Someone dies and what a great person he/she was. Yeah great. A little late, no?
I hope there's some way to do a Sager tribute at All-Star Weekend, specifically the Saturday night events. I know Sager was a fixture all season, but having participants come out in Sager-style jackets or something on a night where everyone is celebrating the fun of the game seems like a good spot for it.Mr. Ected said:
Ernie's family was featured on an episode of E:60 a couple years ago. Ernie and his wife seemed like genuinely nice people. They have four adopted children.
