Craig Sager Cleared to Spend Night out of Hospital for 1st Time in 85 Days

Craig Sager has been receiving treatment for leukemia, but his son, Craig Sager Jr., noted Wednesday the broadcaster got to spend a rare night out of the hospital:Keely Divenof CSN Mid-Atlantic wrote Sager has had leukemia since 2014 and suffered a relapse in March that prevented him from traveling to Rio de Janeiro to cover the basketball at the 2016 Olympics.However, Sager Jr. pointed out an anonymous donor allowed Sager to receive his third bone marrow and stem cell transplant:Sagers colleague and former NBA great, Charles Barkley, recently visited him in the hospital and commented on the experience, per NBA on TNT:Diven cited theNational Cancer Instituteand said the transplant helps stem cells in the bone marrow that chemotherapy and radiation damaged or destroyed.ESPN.comnoted the broadcaster missed 11 months because of treatment and the bone marrow transplant he previously received from his son but did return to the sideline in March 2015. Despite his return, Sager revealed to HBO in April his cancer wasnt in remission any longer.Sager received the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYs and accepted the honor from Vice President Joe Biden.
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