

Craig Sager’s outfit for the NCAA tournament featured a bracket tie. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)

The children of TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager report that their father will begin treatment for acute leukemia and will miss the NBA playoffs.

Craig Sager II announced the news on Twitter on Thursday night, saying the family had gotten the news just a few days after being told he did not have cancer.

My Dad’s 3-4-week acute leukemia treatment starts tmrw.Be thinking of him & let’s get him back on the sidelines soon pic.twitter.com/5CNI55p2Gx — Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) April 17, 2014

Btw we were told he was leukemia free on Tuesday and then they apologized and hit us with the gut check yesterday. — Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) April 18, 2014

@jose3030 Thanks. He never misses a day of work & my 2 sisters & I never missed a day of school K-12. It’ll be tough, but we’ll get him back — Craig Sager II (@CraigSagerJr) April 18, 2014

From Sager’s daughter:

Have to say how amazing it feels to see how many people r thinking of my dad and family. @CraigSagerJr @THESagerbomb pic.twitter.com/NaoaChauEn — Krista Sager (@kristasager) April 18, 2014

Sager is a mainstay of NBA telecasts with his ridiculously, wonderfully wild outfits and the playoffs just won’t be the same without him. But, as his son points out, he’ll have time to dream up some new concoctions.