Craig Sagerย isย set to be honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the 2016 ESPYs on July 13, ESPN announced Tuesday.
Sager “is one of the most respected sideline reporters in sports and he is well known for both his colorful attire and personality,” the sports network said in a statement. “Given a life-changing diagnosis of leukemia in 2014, TNT’s hard-working veteran returned to the sidelines in 2015 and continues to publicly battle the disease while remaining committed to the work he loves.”
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever,” Sager said in the announcement.