Famed basketball announcer Dick Vitale won’t be returning to the booth next week to broadcast Duke vs. Wake Forest on ESPN after an accident at their Florida home.
Vitale announced Saturday that he was hospitalized after falling at his home. In a statement, Vitale said the incident left him with new health problems and physical limitations.
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Dick Vitale attends the ESPYs at Dolby Theater on July 20, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (León Bennett/Getty Images)
“I was in an accident at home in Florida and that has created some new health challenges and short-term physical limitations for me,” Vitale said.
“Now I will have to wait a little longer. I’m not sure exactly when that will be, 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 ESPN teammates.”
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Vitale has not called a game in two years amid battles with various health conditions, including cancer of his vocal cords.
Vitale was diagnosed with melanoma in the summer of 2021 and then diagnosed with lymphoma months later. He returned in the fall of 2021, but then had to step away to undergo surgery on his vocal cords.
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 the cancer had spread to his vocal cords and then his lymph nodes, leaving him to battle four types of cancer in a four-year span.
She underwent radiotherapy, chemotherapy and more surgery over the past two years, before announcing she was cancer-free earlier this month.
However, after his recent fall, Vitale will have to bounce back at least one more time before college basketball fans hear him call another game.
