The voice of college hoops made his triumphant return to the mic on Tuesday to call the Kentucky vs. Michigan State game ... after missing most of the 2021 season to undergo treatment for cancer and vocal cord surgery.
"It's the best medicine I can have, sitting courtside," the 83-year-old said during the broadcast.
"I tell you one thing, it beats laying in the hospital doing chemotherapy -- I can guarantee you that!"
It's been a battle for Vitale. He was diagnosed with multiple forms of cancer last year, but he never stopped fighting.