Is it really March Madness without Dickie V? I don’t think so. Thankfully, Dick Vitale is healthy and ready to watch the SEC Tournament. Before all the action began in Vitale’s hometown of Tampa, John Calipari paid the college basketball lifer a visit.
Most meetings between Coach Cal and Dickie V take place on a hardwood court in front of thousands before tip-off. This one was a little unusual. Vitale is cancer-free after undergoing rounds of treatment for lymphoma, but he still cannot talk. The enthusiastic broadcaster has been silenced, put on voice rest by dysplasia on his vocal cords.