Saddened reactions to the death of Craig Sager and heartfelt remembrances of the witty, flamboyantly-dressed sports reporter filled social media after he died Thursday at age 65 following a battle with cancer.
Saddened reactions to the death of Craig Sager and heartfelt remembrances of the witty, flamboyantly-dressed sports reporter filled social media after he died Thursday at age 65 following a battle with cancer.
There were plenty of outpourings from the world of basketball, of course, where he was best known.
That included those from the ranks of the NBA — from teams such as the Chicago Bulls or Indiana Pacers and individual current and former players such as LeBron James , who called Sager a friend. Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul said Sager was “1 of a kind.”
“Thank you for being you!” Golden State Warriors star and two-time MVP Stephen Curry tweeted. “Brought the best out of everyone you met. #sagerstrong”
Dwyane Wade looks straight into a camera for a video in which he movingly speaks about Sager’s legacy, which “will never be forgotten,” and notes how he “left us with so many stories to tell.” The Philadelphia 76ers posted a video of an ailing Sager interviewing recent Hall of Fame inductee Allen Iverson , who tells the reporter, “I love you, man.”
“Long Live Craig,” Warriors star Kevin Durant tweeted. “We love you! Rest in Paradise.”
Young Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns posted a photo on Instagram of Sager interviewing him after he won the skills competition during All-Star weekend in Toronto last year, and wrote “Words can’t explain how honored, humbled, and excited I was to be interviewed by a legend like you at this moment. The sports world will never be the same without you.”