ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has delayed his anticipated return to the broadcast booth after suffering a fall at his Florida home.
The 85-year-old, who recently announced he is cancer-free after multiple battles with the disease, was slated to call the Duke vs. Wake Forest game on Jan. 25. However, the accident has resulted in short-term physical limitations, delaying his return.
“I’m sorry that [I’m] unable to post about sports but I’m recovering from a tough fall & being kept active at the hospital,” Vitale wrote on X on Jan. 18. “Good news is the neurosurgeons have said I am making great strides & surgery [is] not necessary. So sorry that I can’t get at courtside as was planned.”…