Craig Graham Sager Sr. was a well-known reporter and public figure. He was a vivacious sideline reporter during National Basketball Association broadcasts. He was well-known for his outrageously gaudy clothing, as well as the questions he posed to the coaches and players.

Sager died of acute myeloid leukemia on December 15, 2016, at the age of 65. From 1981 till the year of his death, he worked for CNN and its sibling channels TBS and TNT, covering a variety of sports.

Salary, Net Worth, and Social Media

Craig Sager has a staggering net worth of $9.5 million. Throughout his career, he had earned a large wage, as his earnings from his labor totaled $1 million. He was active on social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. On his Twitter account, he had posted frequent updates on his efforts.

Craig Sager’s Childhood and Education

Sager was born in the United States on June 29, 1951, in Batavia, Illinois. He is of White ethnicity and possesses American nationality. Sager graduated from Batavia High School. In 1966, he won a patriotic contest sponsored by the American Legion with an essay titled “How and Why I Should Show Respect to the American Flag.” Sager transferred to Northern University in Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Speech. He was a Delta Tau Delta fraternity member.

Professional Career of Craig Sager

Sager began his career in Sarasota, Florida, as a reporter for WXLT, now WWSB-Channel 40. In 1974, he began working as a radio news director, receiving $95 per week for his efforts.

CAPTION: Craig Sager(SOURCE: The Kansas City Star)

Sager began his career with KMBC-Channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1978. During 1970, he televised Kansas City Royals spring training games as well as Kansas City Chiefs preseason games. He also oversaw CNN’s first live remote coverage from the 1980 baseball playoffs.

Sager began working full-time for CNN in 1981, co-anchoring the network’s CNN Sports Tonight broadcasts. For his achievements, he received the CableAce Award in 1985. Sager soon began working as a sideline reporter for The NBA on TNT. He rose to prominence as a sideline reporter and was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in 2012.

Sager also worked as a sideline reporter for Turner Sports and CBS for the NCAA Men’s Division Basketball Championship, alongside Marv Albert, Chris Webber, and Len Elmore. In 1999, he was loaned to NBC Sports, where he worked as a field reporter for both the National League Championship Series and the World Series.

 Personal Life And Affair of Craig Sager

Sager had been a much-loved member of The Turner family for almost three decades. He has been a great source of inspiration for the people. His remarkable skills, unwavering work ethic, and dedication to his job carried him all around the world covering sports.

CAPTION: Craig Sager with his first wife Lisa Gabel and their children(SOURCE:163.com)

In terms of his personal life, Sager had five children from two marriages. In 1980, he married Lisa Gabel of Chillicothe, Missouri. Craig Sager Jr. was the couple’s son, and Kacy Sager and Krista Sager were their daughters.

Craig Jr. attended the University of Georgia as a walk-on wide receiver. During his father’s absence in 2014, he stood in as a sideline reporter, while his daughter, Kacy, worked for Turner Sports. There is no information available concerning this couple’s divorce.

Sager married Stacy, a former Chicago Bulls dancer, soon after following an affair that lasted several years. He has two children with his second wife, Stacy Sager: Ryan and Riley.

Death and Illness

Sager was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in April 2014, and he missed the entire 2014 NBA Playoffs as a result. He underwent the treatment, which caused his cancer to go into remission.

CAPTION: Craig Sager(SOURCE sohu.com)

Sager said in March 2016 that his leukemia had returned and that he had three to six months to live if he did not receive treatment. He had the procedure for the third time after receiving bone marrow from an unknown donor.

Sager, 65, passed away on December 15, 2016. For more than two years, he battled a rare kind of cancer, receiving many rounds of chemotherapy and other treatments.

Sager spent 26 seasons as a sideline reporter for Turner Sports’ NBA broadcasts on TNT, where he made a reputation for himself with his colorful clothes and often-stilted conversations with former San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.