was. he made his debut back in 1974 during one of the most iconic moment in sports, after hank aaron hit his report 715th home run, sager, a radio reporter at the time, ran on to the field and joined in the celebration at home plate. even as a 22-year-old, sager stuck out in the crowd with his big white trench coat. sager joined cnn in 1981, reporting from various sporting events and serving as a host for cnn sports tonight. he would later move on to turner sports, becoming a regular on the nba sidelines reporting in his colorful suits. you take this and you burn it. not any part i can keep? no, nothing. i didn t recognize you, i thought you were the good humor ice cream man. nice suit. easter passed, though, easter already went by. in the spring of 2014, sager was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and had to take a break from work undergrowing treatment. 11 months after his diagnosis, sager made it back to the court and his long time friend and spurs coach gregg popovi