Awesome news, College Basketball fans! ESPN’s Dick Vitale has announced that he has completed treatments for lymphoma and has been cleared to ring the bell.
- Back in October, Vitale revealed that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma.
- Today, he shared the news on is Twitter account that he has completed treatment for the form of cancer and has been cleared to ring the bell.
- Vitale was sure to thank his family and friends as well as the team at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System who helped him through this difficult time.
- He also tweeted a video of himself ringing the bell and sharing that he is, in fact, currently cancer free.
- Vitale previously said then that he aimed to return to the airwaves for 2022-23 college basketball season.
- With the NCAA Men’s College Basketball season just wrapping up a couple of weeks ago, it will be a while before we get to hear Vitale call a game again, but at least now we know he’ll be back for next season.