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Craig Sager

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (June 29, 1951-December 15, 2016)
    Born in Batavia, Illinois
    Sportscaster for Turner Sports
    Most known for sideline reporting during NBAgames
    Inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame (2016)
    Died of acute myeloid leukemia

Why he might be annoying:

    He wore loud, goofy suits while sideline reporting.
    David Stern remarked on him, 'I put in a dress code for the players, but I should have put one in for the broadcasters too.'
    He owned a bra from Morganna 'The Kissing Bandit' Roberts.
    As a teen, he wrote an essay slamming the 60's counterculture movement, writing 'We untypical teenagers are happy we were born in America and not in Havana, Moscow or Peiping.'
    Sadly, like fellow sportscasters Jimmy Valvano and Stuart Scott, he died not long after accepting an ESPY award for cancer perseverance.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He portrayed the mascot during his years at Northwestern University.
    He snuck past security to get an on-field interview with Hank Aaron after Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run.
    He dealt with good-natured ribbing about his outfits, such as from Kevin Garnett who spent an interview suggesting he should burn his suit.
    He was able to do sideline reporting during his cancer fight.
    Gregg Popovich (who was famously short during in-game interviews) promised he'd be nice when Sager returned to the sideline from cancer treatments.
    Sager responded that wouldn't be right and he wanted Popovich to 'go Serbian on (him).'
    During the last year of his life, he was able to work an NBA Finals game with ABC.

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 158 Votes: 72.15% Annoying