School basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale introduced Friday that he’s in a most cancers battle as soon as once more.
In a publish on X, the ESPN voice mentioned a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck got here again constructive for most cancers.
“With all of the [prayers] I’ve obtained & the loving assist of my household, mates & @espn colleagues I’ll win this battle,” Vitale wrote.
Vitale, 85, will probably be present process surgical procedure Tuesday to take away the cancerous cells within the lymph node, he mentioned.
On Fb, he mentioned the most cancers was discovered by way of scan throughout a quarterly checkup.
“Thanks a lot to these which have been in my nook,” Vitale wrote. “Means an amazing deal to me.”
Final yr, the Basketball Hall of Famer mentioned he was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer and deliberate to endure six weeks of radiation to assist remedy it.
Vitale was additionally diagnosed with cancer in 2021. The school basketball analyst broke down in tears throughout a recreation on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas 5 weeks after his most cancers prognosis as he thanked followers for his or her assist.
“It’s nice being right here, Dave. I didn’t need to cry,” Vitale instructed the viewers and colleague Dave O’Brien on the time.
Vitale has additionally beforehand been identified with melanoma and bile duct cancer.
