NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Sager’s battle along with leukemia will certainly stay away from the basketball sideline writer kind shell the Rio Olympics when it come to NBC.
NBC pointed out Thursday in a declaration which the 65-year-aged Sager is preparation when it come to a 3rd bone marrow transplant at MD Anderson Cancer cells Focus in Houston. Sager was initial identified along with leukemia in 2014 After that revealed in March which he was absolutely no much longer in remission.
The Rio Gamings would certainly have actually been Sager’s 5th Olympics.
Sager has actually functioned when it come to Turner Sporting activities when it come to 34 years. At the ESPY Honors this month, Vice Head of state Joe Biden positioned Sager along with the Jimmy V Honor when it come to Perseverance.