Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 college basketball season as he undergoes surgery to solve his Dysplasia and ulcerated lesions of the vocal cords.
Previously undergoing treatment for lymphoma and melanoma, Vitale was cleared in November to call games the remainder of the season, his 43rd overall at ESPN. Today, though, the 82-year-old announced he would be unable to finish out the year as a result of his most recent Dysplasia diagnosis.
“I had my scheduled follow-up visit today with Dr. Steven Zeitels, a leading throat specialist, who had diagnosed me with Dysplasia on the vocal cords a few weeks ago and ordered me to rest my ailing voice,” Vitale announced in an official release.