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AP PHOTOS: TNT’s Craig Sager gets third marrow transplant

CORRECTS FROM MD ANDERSON HOSPITAL TO MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER -Sportscaster Craig Sager smiles during an interview Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Sager underwent his third bone marrow transplant Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, as he continues to battle acute myeloid leukemia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
CORRECTS FROM MD ANDERSON HOSPITAL TO MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER -Sportscaster Craig Sager smiles during an interview Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Sager underwent his third bone marrow transplant Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, as he continues to battle acute myeloid leukemia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) CORRECTS FROM MD ANDERSON HOSPITAL TO MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER -Sportscaster Craig Sager smiles during an interview Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Sager underwent his third bone marrow transplant Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, as he continues to battle acute myeloid leukemia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Craig Sager, TNT’s NBA sideline reporter, has received a rare third bone marrow transplant as he continues his fight against cancer.

“OK, third time’s the charm,” the 65-year-old Sager said moments after the procedure began Wednesday at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

The AP was granted access to the facility during Sager’s treatment. Here’s a collection of images chronicling the hours-long process.

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