SI.com · Dec 16, 2016
Watch: TNT’s Inside the NBA remembers Craig Sager
It was an emotional night on Inside the NBA as colleagues remembered the late, great Craig Sager, who died Thursday after a long battle with Leukemia.
Sager, who died at 65, had battled cancer for more than two years. He was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2014. He went into remission after a bone marrow transplant, but the the disease ultimately returned in March.
The TNT broadcast cold-opened with a an extended video tribute to Sager voiced by host Ernie Johnson, who was unavailable in-studio on Thursday. Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith were in their usual spots, and also shared their memories and thoughts. O’Neal, in particular, was emotional.