Bucks guard Jason Terry said his first three-pointer in Thursday's game would be in Sager's honor.īulls coach Fred Hoiberg said he was never "good enough" to be interviewed by Sager as an NBA player but got the chance as Iowa State's coach during the NCAA Tournament. Players throughout the league tweeted their tributes to Sager. "His energy he showed at the ESPYs, what he was doing was sending a message about how you have to have the spirit to fight." "He was fearless in doing that job," ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst said on the same show. She described how he underwent three bone marrow transplants and the courage he and his family showed during the fight against cancer. Rachel Nichols, a former TNT colleague, made an emotional tribute to Sager on her show "The Jump" on ESPN. We've all been touched in some way with cancer." "Him coming back for the Finals (in June) just showed how strong his will to fight was. "We maybe questioned if his colors were not bright enough," Kidd said, "but I think he had fun with it. Sager, who once wore the "Willie Wildcat" costume as the mascot at Northwestern University in the early 1970s, later wore more outlandish suits in his TNT role. He brought the players and coaches closer to the people watching the game." He helped the coaches and he helped the players. "He was a part of the fabric of the game. "He was a true legend, a pioneer," Bucks coach Jason Kidd said before his team played Chicago in a TNT-televised game on Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. A TNT spokesman said the cause was leukemia, according to a New York Times report. Sager died at age 65 in Atlanta on Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer. The TNT sideline reporter did it with his multicolored suits but also with his questions and energy while covering the game he loved.
"How deeply, deeply sorry I am for disappointing those I hurt, particularly Maria Taylor, and how grateful I am to be a part of this outstanding team." Here's a look at social media reacting to the rumor.Craig Sager always could brighten up an NBA game. And I don't plan to break that rule today or distract from a fantastic Finals but I also don't want to let this moment pass without saying how much I respect, how much I value our colleagues here at ESPN," Nichols said on The Jump Monday. "So the first thing they teach you in journalism school is don't be the story. A video of the incident was leaked to the New York Times this week, and ESPN has made the decision to pull Nichols from sideline reporting during the NBA Finals. This rumor comes at an interesting time for Nichols as she has taken heat for the comments she made about her fellow ESPN colleague Maria Taylor last year. Once that report was released, social media exploded with its thoughts. On Tuesday, gossip site Jordan Thrilla reported that Butler was with Nichols at the time, and they were having an affair. The room belonged to Jimmy Butler, and when the security guard knocked on the door, Butler answered and said he was dribbling a basketball. Did Rachel Nichols have an affair with an NBA star in 2020? NBA Insider Chris Haynes reported last year when the NBA was in the Orlando bubble last year, a security guard received a complaint of a "large thumping" in a hotel room during the quarantine period.
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