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Dwight Howard to Host Blood Drive Honoring Craig Sager Outside of Rockets Arena

Joseph ZuckerApr 11, 2016

The Houston Rockets announced Monday that center Dwight Howard will hold a blood drive Wednesday in honor of TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager.

The blood drive will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT outside of Houston's Toyota Center:

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Sager announced in April 2014 a doctor diagnosed him with acute myeloid leukemia. He returned in 2015 for a March 5 game between the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder. In July, Sager underwent stem cell treatment and then returned to the sidelines, which allowed him to begin working again last October.

In an interview with Bernard Goldberg on HBO's Real Sports in March, Sager revealed the leukemia is no longer in remission:

Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver shared part of the transcript from the interview:

Many top NBA stars, including LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, tweeted out their well-wishes for Sager:

Various reporters also took part in a "Sideline for Sager" campaign to honor the legendary reporter:

According to the Associated Press' Janie McCauley (via NBA.com), Sager will continue receiving chemotherapy treatment in Houston, and he plans on working through the end of the regular season and into the NBA playoffs.