Dick Vitale cried while talking about his most recent battle with cancer during Duke's 73062 victory over Louisville in the ACC Championship on Saturday.
85 -year -old ESPN College basketball analyst announced that he was cancer free in December after his fourth battle against the disease in just over three years.
Sitting next to Dave O'Brien and Cory Alexander, Vitale could not contain himself while looking at the camera to conclude his final guard game this season.
“I also want to thank you, the way they have accepted me,” said Vitale. 'Coming here and joining you, it has been a great emotion for me. I get emotional.
'This is my last game this year. Praying, I hope to go back next year. I hope and prays my doctor really helps me and my voice, 'he added.
Vitale colleagues told him that it sounded great during the game. After expressing your gratitude before continuing with the diagnosis.

Dick Vitale cried while saying his gratitude to the game of the tit title in the middle of his cancer battle
Thanks, I appreciate it. I have to listen to my doctor, right now he told me: “Voice rest.” I want to thank fans and all people (who) have been so beautiful. All my people in ESPN, tolerate and support myself with the problems I had. You have all been so good with me, I can't thank you enough.
'It has been like, for me, a miracle, really, sit here with you. I can't tell you how much you wanted for me. It has been amazing … the cancer stinks.
“Anyone who fights against cancer, please listen, always think and have faith,” Vitale told the spectators. 'And if you know someone with cancer, send them a message. Send them a phone call. The conclusion (s) means a lot, I know that it meant a lot for me in my darker moments when I was in the hospital doing chemotherapy.
Vitale underwent surgery last summer to eliminate cancer lymph nodes from the neck. Before that, he was treated by melanoma and lymphoma and had radiation treatments last year for vocal string cancer.
The basketball hall has been with ESPN since the network was launched in 1979. He trained at the University and the NBA before calling the first university basketball transmission for ESPN.
In addition, Vitale is a fundraising for a long time for cancer investigation and helped her friend Jim Valvano at the stage in the 1993 Espy, where Valvano gave her famous speech 'Don's Rate'. Less than two months later, Valvano died of adenocarcinoma.