Dick Vitale was emotional whereas discussing his battle with most cancers on Saturday night time.
The legendary announcer was on the decision for ESPN’s broadcast of Duke’s 73-62 win over Louisville within the ACC Event championship sport and teared up whereas speaking to followers.
“It’s like to me a miracle to sit here with you guys,” Vitale stated. “I can’t tell you how much you’ve meant to me. It’s been unbelievable. A tough three years. Those four cancer battles. I don’t wish it on anybody. Cancer sucks.”
Vitale, 85, introduced in December that he’s cancer-free after 4 battles with the illness in simply three years.
Saturday was the one ACC Event sport Vitale known as, as docs suggested him to not name multiple sport per week after present process a number of vocal wire surgical procedures.
He had cancerous lymph nodes faraway from his neck final summer season and was handled for melanoma and lymphoma earlier than that.
Final yr, Vitale underwent radiation therapies for vocal wire most cancers.
“It’s my last game this year and I’m praying, hopefully, I can be back next year, maybe even better,” Vitale stated. “I hope and pray my doctor really helps me with my voice.”
Vitale additionally took a second to thank his ESPN colleagues.
“I want to thank all the fans, all the people that have been so beautiful, all my people at ESPN tolerating and putting up with me in terms of my issues I’ve had,” Vitale stated. “You’ve been great.”
