Famous basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale will not return to the booth next week to watch Duke vs. Wake Forest on ESPN to call after an accident at his Florida home.
Vitale announced Saturday that he was hospitalized after falling at his home. In a statement, Vitale said the incident has given him new insights health challenges and physical limitations.
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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 in an accident at my home in Florida, which has caused me some new health issues and short-term physical limitations,” Vitale said.
“Now I just have to wait a little longer. I don’t know exactly when that will be, but I am expected to make a full recovery and will provide updates when I have more information. Despite this latest setback I feel blessed to have the support from my family, friends and ESPN teammates.”
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Vitale hasn’t played a match in two years amid battles with several health issues, including cancer in his vocal cords.
Vitale was diagnosed with melanoma in the summer of 2021 and was diagnosed with lymphoma months later. He returned in the fall of 2021, but later had to resign to undergo surgery on his vocal cords.
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College basketball legend Dick Vitale before the SEC tournament between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Arkansas Razorbacks on March 11 in Tampa. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Vitale announced in the summer of 2023 that cancer had spread to his vocal cords and later to his lymph nodes, leaving him to battle four types of cancer in four years.
He underwent radiation therapy, chemotherapy and more surgeries over the past two years before announcing he was cancer-free earlier this month.
However, after his recent fall, Vitale will have to recover at least one more time before college basketball fans hear him calling for another game.
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