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NBA Reporter Craig Sager Returning to TV After Battle With Leukemia

Longtime basketball reporter Craig Sager is returning to work. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Longtime sideline reporter Craig Sager is going back to work.

Sager’s son, Craig Jr., tweeted on Wednesday that his dad – who announced that he had been diagnosed with acute leukemia last April – will return to TNT’s NBA broadcasts on March 5.

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[fragment number=1]Sager’s distinctive clothing and suits have earned him a passionate following over the years. Kevin Garnett famously told Sager to “burn’’ the entire outfit he was wearing during an interview with the former Celtic after the 2009 NBA All-Star Game.

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Regardless of what you think of his suits, it’s fantastic news to hear that Sager is healthy enough to return to work.

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