The Sager Strong Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Association. It is presented to "an individual who has been a trailblazer while exemplifying courage, faith, compassion, and grace." The award was created in 2017 to honor the longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager (1951-2016), and the recipient receives a replica of the colorful sports coat that Sager wore when accepting the 2016 Jimmy V Award.[1]

Sager Strong Award
Presented byNBA Awards
First awarded2017
Currently held byRobin Roberts

Recipients

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Season Name Position Nationality Team Ref.
2016–17 Monty Williams Vice President   United States San Antonio Spurs [2]
2017–18 Dikembe Mutombo   DR Congo [3]
2018–19 Robin Roberts   United States [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dikembe Mutombo to receive Craig Sager Strong Award". NBA.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Monty Williams to receive Sager Strong Award during inaugural NBA Awards". Awful Announcing. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "NBA on TNT on Twitter: Dikembe Mutombo will be the recipient of the 2018 Sager Strong Award at the #NBAAwards - June 25 on TNT". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ Pasquini, Maria. "Robin Roberts to Receive NBA Awards' Sager Strong Honor: 'It Means So Much'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.