Craig Sager says he once talked Dennis Rodman out of suicide

TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager's courageous battle against cancer has inspired a myriad of people inside and outside of the game of basketball.  

"People who say this is Dennis being Dennis are wrong," Sager said in 1999, per The Sporting News. "Dennis has some major problems. He's not a stable person."

Jenkins' entire piece is well worth a read.