Craig Sager, prolific American sideline reporter for TNT and TBS, has died following a long battle with leukemia. He was 65.

Turner Sports announced the news on Thursday.

“Craig Sager was a beloved member of the Turner family for more than three decades and has been a true inspiration to all of us,” Turner president David Levy said in the statement.

“There will never be another Craig Sager,” he continued. “His incredible talent, tireless work ethic, and commitment to his craft took him all over the world covering sports. While he will be remembered fondly for his colorful attire and the TNT sideline interviews he conducted with NBA coaches and players, it’s the determination, grace and will to live he displayed during his battle with cancer that will be his lasting impact.”

Sager, who also became known for his colorful, coordinated attire, began his career in 1972 as a reporter for WXLT (now WWSB-Channel 40) in Sarasota, Fla., where he is remembered for waiting for Hank Aaron at third base and interviewing him on the way to home plate after Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking the record held by Babe Ruth.

He joined CNN in 1981 after conducting the network’s first live, remote report from the 1980 MLB post-season. At CNN, Sager served as co-anchor for the network’s “Sports Tonight” show.

In 2001, he reported for TNT’s Goodwill Games from Brisbane, Australia; 2000 Winter Goodwill Games coverage from Lake Placid, N.Y.; TBS’ 1998 Goodwill Games coverage from New York; 1994 Goodwill Games in Russia; 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, and 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow.

From 2007 -2013, Sager served as a reporter for TBS’ coverage of the MLB post-season and during that time he also served as a course reporter for the PGA Championship on TNT and a sideline reporter for Turner and CBS’ joint coverage of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.

Over half of his four-decade-long sports broadcasting career has been with Turner Sports. In 2016, he completed his 26th season as sideline reporter for the company’s exclusive Thursday night NBA on TNT doubleheader coverage.

The NBA on TNT tweeted their condolences, writing, “We are forever # SagerStrong.”

Sager was a first-time nominee for a Sports Emmy Award for outstanding sports personality in 2012, the same year he covered the XXX Olympiad in London during the Olympic basketball tournament.

He was presented with the 2016 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards. His battle with acute myeloid leukemia began in 2014.

He is survived by his wife, Stacy, and their two children, Riley and Ryan.