More than anything, his health is all that matters right now. But during the broadcast, ESPN's Cory Alexander suggested something entirely different. His comments, which specifically targeted ...

"It's a miracle, really, to sit here with you guys," he said of Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander. "I can't tell you how much it meant to me. It's been unbelievable. "It's been tough for years.

"It's a miracle to sit here with you guys," Vitale said, sitting between his ESPN colleagues Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander. "I can't tell you how much you've meant to me. It's been unbelievable.

Vitale teared up as he looked into the camera while sitting between fellow announcers Dave O'Brien and Cory Alexander. "It's like to me a miracle to sit here with you guys," Vitale said.

Sitting alongside ESPN’s Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander, the 85-year-old announcer became emotional during the final moments of the first half of the Duke-Louisville final. "It's my last game ...

"Well, I mean, if you're going to get tossed, make sure you earn it," ESPN analyst Cory Alexander said. "So, to come all the way down the stairs — and again, Roger Ayers, in my opinion ...