Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Vitale, 85, encountered a 'tough fall' at home, revealing that his return to the booth would have to be postponed following his hospitalization.

Dick Vitale was set to return to college basketball broadcasting next week after a multi-year cancer battle. He now has to wait a little longer. ESPN released a statement from Vitale on Saturday explaining that an accident at his home in Florida had left him with "new health challenges and near-term physical limitations,

Vitale announced Saturday he will not be on the call for next Saturday’s game between No. 3 Duke and Wake Forest after the accident caused short-term physical limitations.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale will not return to broadcasting next week after suffering an accident at his Florida home, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

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.

Iconic college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is postponing his return to the broadcast booth after suffering an accident at his Florida home. On Friday, ESPN had announced that Vitale would make his return to the broadcast for next Saturday's Duke-Wake Forest game.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale's expected return to action will be delayed after the broadcaster announced Saturday he suffered an accident at his home that will cause him to take some time to recover.

Dick Vitale said he will have to delay his return to the broadcast booth as he's "recovering from a tough fall."