Dick Vitale has shared more good news on his recovery from cancer.
The legendary college basketball announcer revealed last month that he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with cancer in his lymph nodes in June.
And on Wednesday, he revealed that he had been given the green light to return to calling games following a scope of his vocal cords.
‘Just had scope of my vocal cords & I was very emotional with the great report by Dr ZEITELS,’ Vitale wrote on X. ‘He said the vocal cords are cancer free & he feels I can return to my love of being at courtside for @espn.’
Vitale has not called college basketball games since the 2022-23 season due to the effects of vocal cord cancer, which he was diagnosed with in July 2023.
Before that, he was treated for lymphoma and melanoma in 2021 before being declared cancer-free the following year.
The legendary Dick Vitale, 85, has been given the green light to continue calling games
College basketball fans were delighted by the news and flooded the replies of Vitale’s post to wish him well.
‘You got this coach,’ one wrote.
‘You are an inspiration! I love your daily motivational tips and hope you can return courtside soon!,’ another said. ‘God bless!
‘In my prayers, Dickie!!!,’ a third fan said.
Vitale, a former college and NBA coach, joined ESPN 45 years ago during the 1979-80 college season.
Considered a legend of the hoops world, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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