ESPN’s Dick Vitale is in remission following a battle with vocal cord cancer, but his return to the airwaves to call college basketball this season will be delayed.
Doctors are encouraged by the progress the broadcasting icon has made as his vocal cords continue to heal, but they want him to continue to rest before getting back to calling games later this season. It had been hoped that Vitale could return to calling games later this month, but that plan has been pushed back indefinitely.
“I have to listen to the medical experts, who have been so good to me, and with some more rest, I know I will be back for my 45th season,” the 84-year-old Vitale said in a statement. “I’ve been so touched by the amazing response I’ve received.”
