National Basketball Association

Craig Sager returns from illness to interview Carmelo Anthony

Published Feb. 16, 2015 2:52 p.m. ET

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Craig Sager's back, and it's like he never left.

On Sunday before the NBA All-Star Game, the colorful NBA sideline reporter did his first interview since being diagnosed with leukemia in April. Sager interviewed New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony via satellite from Orlando and even showed off his, well, interesting short suit. You can watch the video below.

Sager said he hopes to be back full time by March 1, and he's been recovering thanks to support from the NBA community. Even Brooklyn Nets big man Kevin Garnett, who famously told Sager to burn one of his crazy suits, checked in on the reporter every now and again.

And even though Sager is itching to get back on the court, he's still living life to the fullest.

"I went from receiving my last rites in the hospital to soaking up the fountain of youth here in Florida," Sager said. "So life is great."