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[Tankard]

Noooo =(

I will miss his suits.

R.I.P.

 

[Tom Nook]

Keep rocking those suits up there Sager.

 

[Mesousa]

Terrible.

 

[Lothar]

What a shit year. Can we get 2017 in already. RIP.

What if we get to 2017 and people are still dying?

 

[backflip10019]

God dammit. He'll be missed.

 

[The Faceless Master]

this one got me. legit tears.

 

[RBH]

I went to school with Craig Sager Jr and got the chance to meet Craig Sager on multiple occasions. Nothing but class from that family.

Just heartbroken right now.

 

[Fjordson]

RIP to a legend.

The tribute NBA on TNT posted on twitter has me all misty-eyed at work. NBA coverage will never be the same.

 

[msdstc]

So fucking sad about this. Fuckfuckfuck the sports world just lost one of the best in the business. The fact that the players loved him so much speaks volumes to his character. The videos of him battling and staying positive... Inspiring isn't the word. Fuck this.

 

[Give]

Such a bummer

RIP

 

[ZeroRay]

RIP

 

[Rainy]

RIP. Choked up watching the TNT tribute.

 

[dragonyeuw]

For fuck sakes man, my father in law died from cancer two weeks ago and I know so many people with it. FUCK CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scary as shit....

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

RIP
Heaven suits you perfectly Craig

 

[AudioEppa]

RIP /:

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Damn.

RIP

His suits were on point. Though...gonna have agree with Garnett on that one...

You'll be missed Craig.

 

[AlexBasch]

Hope I'm not being disrespectful for saying this, but if he's being buried, I'm hoping he would wear one of his wacky suits.

Never watched NBA tbh, but the crazy coloured stuff made me smile when I first heard of him.

 

[B.O.O.M]

SagerStrong

Rest in peace you beautiful human being

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

I was wondering how he was doing since the last time he was in the news was back in September when Charles Barkley visited him in hospital. It made the news because Barkley just had hip surgery and was advised not to fly, but he decided to fly out and visit Sager anyway.

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/09/01/charles-barkley-craig-sager-leukemia-treatment-visit
I thought we might be getting bad news soon since there's been total silence for awhile now. That and it was very likely he was going to die soon. I think he had been through at least three bone marrow transplants, and usually the remaining cancer after each treatment gets harder and harder to fight.

What an absolute character and a real icon in the NBA world. He was a part of some of my favorite memories of watching basketball. NBA on TNT tonight is going to be tough.

Seems like the folks at Turner were expecting it. Beautiful tribute:

https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/809495152242720769

Great tribute. He had a great farewell tour. I'm sure he'd trade it for another 15 or 20 years of life, but not many people are lucky enough to receive this much love as they are dying.

 

[fireworkfan]

Man 2016 just won't give up, also fuck you cancer....

 

[Nemecyst]

Loved his suits. Man fuck cancer.

 

[golem]

RIP

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

I'm glad he got to call the NBA Finals before he left

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be93SANvffs

After Hank Aaron hit HR #715

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8evI3-znFg

Sager talking about this moment

 

[GitarooMan]

A real class act by all accounts and a fighter. Sad news.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Fuck 2016

.

 

[zero_suit]

I saw the TNT tribute...manly tears.

 

[coy]

I want to see some players and staff come out wearing gaudy suits. He will be missed on the sidelines.

RIP

 

[Oddduck]

Awww...Fuck 2016 and fuck cancer...

This guy was a great interviewer and I loved his colorful suits.

RIP Craig.

 

[CodeNfX]

I'm going to miss him just like I miss Chick Hearn. Both are legends.

 

[Vladimir Putin]

Pop and Craig were always great, KG and Craig were always great. I bet those two are legit taking it pretty hard, as hard ass as they both are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlFVGTDl4Dg

 

[GamerSoul]

R.I.P.

 

[Galactic Barret]

I want to cry, but I can't will the tears.

A true trailblazer, he will be sorely missed.

Damn

R.I.P. His suit will be technicolor at the top floor.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Goddamn it NBA on TNT will never be same


God bless this man's sense of fashion

 

[spyder_ur]

It feels wrong that EJ is not on TNT tonight.

 

[RS4-]

RIP, Sager was fantastic.

Fuck cancer.

 

[Ricky_R]

Going to miss his Pop interviews. RIP.

 

[Darkman M]

This one is rough, always enjoyed his stuff and he seemed like a great guy.

RIP

 

[megachao24]

RIP Sager.

May your suits stand out in the afterlife.

 

[K.Jack]

It feels wrong that EJ is not on TNT tonight.

EJ and Craig were close. He probably knew he wouldn't be able to hold it together on camera, so he did the professional thing and stepped aside.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Oh man. Rest in peace.

 

[OneLessIcon]

Rest in Peace Mr. Sager. A true one-of-a-kind.

 

[PreFire]

was hoping he would beat that shit

RIP Craig

 

[Jack The Nipper]

What if we get to 2017 and people are still dying?

Then we start over with those posts..

Always liked the guy, he took a lot of heat through out his career (mostly jokingly of course) seems like I had seen him a 1000 times.

 

[StickSoldier]

Too bad man, Sager was awesome to watch on the sidelines, and I bet he was an amazing person to go with that too. I still get sad remembering when Pop uncharacteristically broke character during his interview to welcome Craig back, it made me tear up man.

RIP Craig, thanks for the colorful light you brought to the world..

 

[Hypemaster]

Fuck, my heart.

 

[Shmeagatory94]

Damn, R.I.P

 

[HabeeNo]

Legend, he'll never be forgotten

RIP

 

[Bsigg12]

Heartbreaking.

When LeBron was talking to him after Game 6 earlier this year, and Sager's final game, it really sunk in how much I've enjoyed his coverage of sports. This is so sad.

 

[TaterTots]

Guy had fashion sense of a god. Breaks my heart. Also, as others have stated, fuck cancer.

 

[Abounder]

RIP, courageous fighter and a hard worker to the bitter end. Those stories of him driving across Texas between games and treatment were simply inspiring