Dick Vitale’s planned return to the broadcast booth is being put on hold after an accident that created “near-term physical limitations,” ESPN said Saturday. The accident, which the 85-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster said he suffered at his home in Florida, is not related to the four cancer battles he’s had for the past three and a half years.

Dick Vitale is back, baby! Iconic ESPN broadcaster will return to calling college basketball games courtside for the first time since 2023 for the Jan. 25 game between Duke and Wake Forest, ESPN announced Friday morning.

Meanwhile, Vitale encourages donations for his 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala, set for May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, to help him realize his goal of $100 million collected for pediatric cancer research. To donate, visit v.org/Vitalefund. For Gala information, contact Mary Kenealy at 941-350-0580.