Craig Sager: Always on the bright side

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On the fourth floor of the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Mich., Craig Sager is unpacking his garment bag. A silken rainbow spills onto the bedspread: aqua and lilac blazers, purple and royal blue pants, yellow and sea-green shirts, one tie encrusted with red Swarovski crystals, another flecked with gold. “Put it to the light,” Sager urges, and he peers through the fabric like a kaleidoscope. Patterns are psychedelic: blue-and-green check, red-and-black plaid, yellow and orange swirls, pink and turquoise zigzags. As Sager pairs items on the bed he rattles off the origin story of each, from Rex in Miami or A. Taghi in Houston, resplendence off-the-rack or custom-made. He unfurls handkerchiefs and conceals price tags. “This might have been for a sofa or a curtain,” Sager says, pointing to one piece. “I thought it would make a nice coat.” cheap jerseys
While all of the specifics of the new CBA have not been made public, sources familiar with the negotiations have shared details with The Crossover. The details reaffirm an overarching point: both sides emerge as winners. In that same vein, the new CBA is more about targeted tweaks than fundamental shifts. Both sides recognize that economic prosperity in the NBA already exists for owners and players, and it would be unwise to radically alter the current state of affairs. The league’s nine-year, $24 billion TV deal with ESPN and Turner Sports, along with lucrative sponsorship deals, already provide for a healthy economic landscape. Neither side wanted to jeopardize that with a labor dispute.

Craig Sager interviews Kyrie Irving following the Cleveland Cavaliers win over the Detroit Pistons in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round on April 24, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.cheap Washington Redskins jerseys,
Craig Sager interviews Kevin Durant following the Oklahoma City Thunder win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 8, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
“While he will be remembered fondly for his colorful attire and the TNT sideline interviews he conducted with NBA coaches and players, it’s the determination, grace and will to live he displayed during his battle with cancer that will be his lasting impact.”
Undaunted, he continued to work, juggling treatment through clinical trials, travel and broadcasting responsibilities. Thanks to some quick thinking and across-the-aisle partnership, the veteran reporter got to work the NBA Finals this past summer for the first time in his storied career, joining ESPN’s broadcast crew for Game 6 of the 2016 Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers … and loving every minute of it. cheap Minnesota Vikings jerseys
“I call him the Miracle Guy,” says Bruce Teilhaber, owner of Friedman’s Shoes in Atlanta, which sold Sager his vibrant kicks for nearly three -decades—alligator and crocodile, lizard and snake, pink and peach, bloodred and money-green. The size 12s were for Sager. The size 22s Sager delivered to Shaq.
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