Nothing can cease Dick Vitale — together with his fandom of the Rays.
The legendary ESPN school basketball broadcaster was noticed within the stands along with his grandchildren throughout Tuesday night time’s matchup between the Yankees and the Rays, getting a highlight from YES Community and effectively needs from play-by-play man Michael Kay.
Vitale later thanked Kay for expressing admiration, praising the guy broadcaster for his personal insights in a put up on X.
Vitale introduced on June 28 that he was preventing most cancers once more following a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck, marking the newest valley in his arduous years-long battle with most cancers.
On July 2, Vitale shared that the cancerous lymph nodes in his neck have been efficiently eliminated through surgical procedure.
Three days later, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Famer revealed that he was beneficial six weeks of radiation therapy after his pathology report was reviewed.
On July 8, Vitale added that restoration was “going effectively” based mostly on his post-surgical examination.
The 85-year-old New Jersey native turned Floridian is an everyday at Tropicana Subject, having been a season ticket holder because the franchise started play in 1998.
Regardless of his common hardships because of most cancers Vitale has maintained an iron spirit.
His unwavering ardour for and shut consideration to element with basketball (and all sports activities) is obvious based mostly on a slew of tweets despatched to tell followers concerning the newest happenings, to not point out share his personal opinions on X.
For instance, Vitale lauded UConn head coach Dan Hurley on Wednesday, saying that “His PASSION & PRIDE Is so so particular.”
Vitale has additionally continued to unfold messages of motivation to others searching for refuge.
The broadcaster’s presence on Tuesday might have been the nice luck attraction the Rays wanted, as Tampa triumphed 4-1 over the Yankees to win the primary matchup of the three-game sequence.
The Yankees bounced again with a 2-1 win Wednesday night time.
