Famous basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale He will not make his expected return to the pavilion next week for Duke vs. Wake Forest on ESPN after an accident at his home in Florida.
Vitale announced on Saturday that he was hospitalized after collapsing at his home. Vitale said in a statement that the accident left him in a new state Health challenges And physical restrictions.
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Dick Vitale attends the ESPYs at Dolby Theater on July 20, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
“I was involved in an accident at my home in Florida, and that has created some new health challenges and physical limitations in the near term for me,” Vitale said.
“Now, I will have to wait a little longer. I am not sure exactly when that will happen, but I am expected to make a full recovery and I will provide updates when I have more information. Despite this latest setback I feel blessed to have the support of my family, friends and teammates at ESPN. “
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Vitale has not played a match in two years amid battles with various illnesses, including cancer in his vocal cords.
Vitale was diagnosed with melanoma in the summer of 2021, then diagnosed with lymphoma months later. He returned in the fall of 2021, but later had to step away to have surgery on his vocal cords.
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College basketball legend Dick Vitale before the SEC Championship Game between the Texas A&M Aggies and Arkansas Razorbacks on March 11 in Tampa. (Peter Gonnelet/Ikon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Vitaly announced in the summer of 2023 that the cancer had spread to his vocal cords, and then to his lymph nodes, causing him to fight four types of cancer in a period of four years.
He underwent radiotherapy, chemotherapy and more surgeries over the past two years, before being declared cancer-free earlier this month.
However, after his latest fall, Vitale will have to recover at least one more time before college basketball fans hear him call another game.
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