Colorful U.S. sports broadcaster Craig Sager dies at 65

Dapper U.S. television sports broadcaster Craig Sager, who donned flamboyant outfits as he interviewed coaches and players during decades as an NBA sideline reporter and resolutely worked even as he underwent treatment for leukemia, has died at age 65, Turner Sports said on Thursday. Sager covered an array of sports events, including the Olympics, but was most closely associated with National Basketball Association broadcasts. While working for Turner Sports, Sager conducted sideline interviews for a quarter of a century with NBA stars including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry and coaches like Gregg Popovich clad in a collection of colorful clothing.

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