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Craig Sager's Awkward Flailing Inspires Others to Dance

Gourmet Spud — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:40:47 EST

Warning: this video contains footage of an "oddly-dressed man flopping around spastically" nature. And dangerously high levels of Gary Payton-sass.

It looks like we've got ourselves a showdown at the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend. With Charles Barkley taking some time off from...various things, Gary Payton and Kenny Smith have graciously agreed to pick up the gauntlet of silliness, and will apparently face each other in a dance-off.

For those of you who can't watch the video, the following is a transcript:

"Kenny ain't got no rhythm, neither...[shouting]...[laughing]...House Party!...[inaudible]...House Party! House Party!...[more shouting]...You better stop that, man!...[more laughing]...House Party 2!...[shouting]...I bet you can't dance better than me. Let's have a dance-off!...[more shouting and laughing]...Soul Train!"

The rules have yet to be determined, but one thing is for certain: this can only end in blood.

Video: Sager busts a move, GP challenges Kenny to a dance-off [Ball Don't Lie]

Craig Sager Wears Matching Thongs, Has a Blond Fetish, and Loves the Lithuanian Dance Team

Clay Travis — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:35:06 EDT

Without a doubt Dan Steinberg has conducted the finest interview of the 2008 Olympics. (Honest to God, I just linked the fleshbot Nebraska photos the first time. Whew, that was close. You're safe, I promise.) If you've been watching the Olympics you've probably noticed that Sager isn't wearing his usual blazers. But you probably didn't know that Craig Sager was a former Northwestern mascot or married a Chicago Bulls dancer who is 21 years younger than him. Enjoy.

Sager on the Red Foxes Lithuanian dance team:

I don't think you've seen them. You'll notice them. They're hot. No, they're really, REALLY hot. They were very popular in Athens. You know, we're here long days. We got here today at 2, and we'll do a game about a 10:15 start. It's real long day. So our camera guys will focus on the Red Foxes. They even came out and watched them practice before the competition.

Especially, you know me, I have a blond fetish, and you don't find many blonds out here. And so when I found out that the Red Foxes were here, I was very, very pleased. Their dance team, the Chinese dance team, doesn't look to me like they've been together long or they've been trained by a U.S. NBA dance team. And I would know, too, because I married one. I married a Luvabull from the Chicago Bulls.

Later on Sager informs us that he's been to over 250 Hooters and he's not impressed by the Beijing version. Why not? "I've been to probably 250 Hooters across the country and world. It's the only Hooters I've ever been to that didn't have any Bud Light or blonds. I was very disappointed." Of course you would be. Hooters in China can never equal the experience of American Hooters. It just can't.

Bud Lights and Blonds: Five minutes with Craig Sager [Sports Bog]

Media Approval Ratings: Craig Sager

Leitch — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:05:00 EDT

By now, the factoid that Craig Sager was one of the guys who followed Hank Aaron around the bases on his record-breaking home run has been considered unknown for so long that it's now known by everybody. (If that makes sense.) Here's something we didn't know about Sager, though: He's six-foot-four. That's, you know, taller than most people.

Also, Sager is married to a former Luv-a-Bull dancer for the Chicago Bulls. Way to go, Craig!

Oh, and sometimes he wears some unusual suits. The best part about this is that he never seems to believe they're all that unusual.

So: Do you like the Craig Sager? Do you not like the Craig Sager? Operators are standing by.

It's Sager Bomb Time!

Leitch — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:15:07 EDT

So a new blog devoted simply to tracking TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager and various NBA bon mots has launched at Donning Craig Sager's Suit. And boy, do they have a doozy to start: This blink-if-you-miss-it four-second clip of Craig doing a shot of what he renames a "Sager Bomb."

The Sager Bomb. Will it obliterate memory? Or just make everything shine bright, bright red?

Donning Craig Sager's Suit

Craig Sager Romances The Dancers

Leitch — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:45:27 EDT

So here's a piece of information that's sure to depress you: TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager, he of the crazy suits and rather impressive "hair," became a father for the second time yesterday. That's surprising enough. But ...

Sager's wife, is turns out, is Stacey Strebel, who was a dancer for the Chicago Bulls — the Luvabulls, if you will — during the Michael Jordan dynasty years.

Imagine, if you will, the circumstances of Sager approaching Strebel ... and then do everything you can do erase that image from your mind.

So far, we've been unable to locate a photo of Strebel online, but if any of you old Bulls fans have any old posters with a "Stacey," on them anywhere, we encourage you to let let us know. We'll post a picture so we can all bang our heads against something blunt collectively.

Pregnant Pause [Chicago Sun-Times]

The Most Loathsome Talking Head of Them All

Leitch — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:53:18 EDT

An enterprising young Atlanta Braves blogger, truly a guy after our own hearts, had become exhausted with screaming at his television set every time he turned on ESPN. As a way to rage against the machine, he set up The Road From Bristol, a 64-person bracket meant to resolve, once and for all, who the most loathsome ESPN personality was. His readers voted on each matchup, and the winner turned out to be ... Stuart Scott! Everyone's favorite boo-yaher sneaked past Stephen A. Smith in the Final Four and Skip Bayless in the finals. We only wish Stuart could give Stuart the trophy himself.

Anyway, now that that's done, our intrepid blogger is continuing to tilt at the proverbial windmill: He's set up a bracket for the most loathsome non-ESPN sports personalities. Currently, Steve "Psycho" Lyons is hammering Craig Sager; earlier, Tim McCarver — an early favorite — drilled hapless Dan Marino. Go vote!

The Road From Bristol (NIT Version) [BravesBeat]
The Road From Bristol (Final ESPN Bracket) [Braves Beat] (PDF)