Craig Sager to receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award at ESPYS

TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager will receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYS on July 13.
Sager has continued to work as he receives treatment for leukemia. The award is named for the late North Carolina State coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano, who gave his famous “Don’t ever give up” speech at the 1993 ESPYS while battling cancer.
Sager and Valvano became close when they worked together on basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games in Cuba. Sager keeps a copy of th