Vin Scully announces Muhammad Ali’s death during Dodgers broadcast

In this social media driven world, news definitely travels fast. Still, one should never assume that every person is as connected as the next, which means the handling of breaking news can be delicate on television broadcasts.

With that in mind, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully had the unenviable task of breaking the news of Muhammad Ali’s death to many of his viewers during the eighth inning of Friday’s Dodgers’ game.

Scully did so with the level of respect and class we’ve come to expect. Even when the news is troubling, fans can always count on him to lift their spirits through his soothing and always heartfelt words.

I learned that Muhammad Ali passed from Vin Scully. As I should have.

— Damin Esper (@DaminEsper) June 4, 2016

Scully and Ali had something in common too: They’re both gifted talkers and storytellers.

Different styles and different agendas, of course. Scully loves to sell the beauty of baseball, while Ali was in the business of selling himself so that people would pay money to see him win or lose.

Both have long been regarded as the greatest in their fields, so it’s only fitting that Scully paid a final tribute to Ali by reciting perhaps his most famous quote.