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Craig Sager， Colorful N.B.A. Sideline Reporter， Dies at 65.

克雷格·萨格尔永远是NBA赛场边最传奇的色彩。

Craig Sager， an exuberant sideline reporter for National Basketball Association television broadcasts who was as well known for his outlandishly garish outfits as for the questions he asked coaches and players， died on Thursday in Atlanta. He was 65.

克雷格·薩格尔是一个精力充沛的NBA电视广播记者，他花哨的外套和对教练、球员的提问一样出名。周四，他在亚特兰大去世，享年65岁。

The cause was leukemia， according to a spokesman for Turner Sports. After receiving the diagnosis in 2014， Mr. Sager continued to work occasionally during what became a highly public illness. He received blood transfusions to be strong enough to travel to some games， and returned to a hospital after others.

特纳体育的发言人表示，萨格尔因白血病去世。2014年确诊患上白血病后，在这段广为人知的过程中，萨格尔仍坚持工作。他接受了骨髓移植，身体恢复到足以前往客场参加比赛。有时报道完比赛后，他还需要回医院接受治疗。

He last appeared in a game broadcast in June and canceled plans to work for NBC at the Summer Olympics in Brazil in August to continue treatment.

萨格尔最后一次在赛场上工作是六月。八月，他取消了原定为NBC工作、前往巴西报道奥运会的计划，而是接受进一步治疗。

Mr. Sager brought deep knowledge of basketball and a fun-loving spirit to his work. He was known for working behind the scenes to find news that he could use in his on-air reports or give to announcing colleagues like Marv Albert and Reggie Miller.

萨格尔不仅拥有丰富的篮球知识，他还给自己的工作带去了快乐的精神。他以幕后工作闻名，他总是寻找可以在采访报道时用上的新闻，或者将找到的新闻交给同事玛丽·阿尔伯特和雷吉·米勒使用。

“He was always hovering around the benches，” Mr. Albert said in a recent telephone interview. “And players told him things.”

“他总是出没于板凳附近。”近日接受电话采访时阿尔伯特表示，“球员会透露给他内幕。”

But his journalism competed for attention with his psychedelic wardrobe. He strode the sideline of N.B.A. arenas in lilac， orange， banana yellow， black and lime green outfits — some in medleys of colors arrayed in stripes， plaids， swirls and other patterns that resembled Rorschach tests. He abhorred repeating any combinations.

引人注目的不仅是他的记者工作，还包括夸张的穿着。他穿着淡紫色、橙色、香蕉黄、黑色和淡绿色的西装出现在NBA场边——有些是各种颜色混杂的条状、格子状、漩涡状的图案，看上去就像罗夏测验一样。他不喜欢重复的搭配。

“My clothes reflect who I am，” he wrote in “Living Out Loud： Sports， Cancer and the Things Worth Fighting For，” his autobiography， which was published in November. “I believe that life should be fun and so should your clothes.”

“我的衣服反映了我的性格。”他在11月出版的自传《快意生活：体育、癌症和值得奋斗的事》中这样写道，“我认为人生应当是快乐的，所以衣服也是。”

His ensembles set him apart from other sideline reporters， who are usually bit players on sports broadcasts， typically given no more than one or two minutes to question sweaty athletes and cranky coaches between quarters， at halftime or after games.

穿衣打扮让他区别于其他场边记者，他们通常只有一到两分钟时间，在节间休息、半场休息和赛后采访大汗淋漓的球员和脾气暴躁的主教练。……