Dick Vitale won't call rest of college basketball season for ESPN due to throat issue

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ESPN college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he will miss calling the rest of the season as he continues to deal with a throat issue.

Vitale, who was recently told to rest his voice, wrote on ESPN Front Row that leading throat specialist Steven Zeitel told him he likely will need surgery soon for dysplasia and ulcerated lesions of the vocal cords.

"While I’m heartbroken that I won’t appear on ESPN for the rest of this season, I’m encouraged by the progress," Vitale said. "In fact, it appears that by resting my voice for the past three weeks, I’ve reduced the inflammation by 60 percent. Let’s hope the added rest will help it heal some more, and things will look even better when I go for my next follow-up visit on Feb. 16."

Vitale, 82, said that surgery will be scheduled once the inflammation heals and that Zeitel "is very optimistic that this can be successfully treated to have me strong for the 2022-23 season on ESPN."

Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma in October, and he said in his post that his chemotherapy has been going well.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/dick-vitale-won-t-call-rest-of-college-basketball-season-for-espn-due-to-throat-issue/ar-AAT6fR9

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1. All of those freshmen

Diaper Dandies will be happy.

[rsdsharp]

2. I understand he has health issues, and I wish him the best,

but as someone who used to talk for a living, maybe if he tried not SCREAMING every single word in every single broadcast. . .

[bahboo]

3. for someone who likes to talk as much as he does...

that's gotta be rough. Wish him the best. He's really part of the college ball landscape...

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4. I wish him well, but if he never called another basketball game I would be just fine with it

I have always felt he is horrible at it. All catchphrases and inflated stories about everything EXCEPT the game he was calling. Ugh