Longtime Detroit Pistons’ play-by-play voice Mark Champion announced Wednesday on Twitter that he’ll be undergoing heart surgery.
This has been planned for awhile. Jake Chapman will fill in and do a great job!
My trust is in my Heavenly Father so I'll be back at it soon— Mark Champion (@nbamark) October 26, 2016
According to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press, Champion will have a valve repaired.
Champion, 66, said he will have a valve repaired.Champion is optimistic because the surgery has become routine is certain aspects.
“The procedure has gotten to the point where it’s like taking your appendix out,” he said.