nsentv Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Turner Sports' Ernie Johnson has cancerAtlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Turner Sports studio host Ernie Johnson revealed Wednesday that a swollen lymph node under his ear is the result of a cancer diagnosis he received in 2003.Johnson released this statement:"Two and a half years ago, in August of 2003, I was diagnosed with 'follicular' Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This is a low-grade and treatable cancer -- not as aggressive as some other forms...The only reason I'm bringing my condition to your attention now is because the swelling of a lymph node near my left ear has become noticeable to viewers of TNT and there have been questions asked."Johnson will continue to work throughout the rest of the NBA regular season and playoffs and will likely undergo chemotherapy treatment in June.He is in his 16th year with Turner Sports and currently hosts TNT's NBA and PGA golf coverage, as well as TBS' Pac-10 and Big-12 college football. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Wow thats too bad hopefully he will beat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowBoutThemFins Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Wow. That's too bad. Hope he can beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I was wondering what that bump was during the All-Star game. Fortunately, this cancer seems to be very treatable. I had a friend of mine that had lymphoma a few years back, and within a few months it was treated. She is cancer-free to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Man, that sucks. Ernie has been doing TNT basketball as far bask as I've been watching. Good luck to the guy and hopefully he pulls though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 All the best to him. He also did TNT's halftime coverage for when they split the Sunday Night NFL coverage, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidator85 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 That's definitely too bad. I wish him a very rapid recovery. Johnson is definitely one of the most underrated sports broadcasters out there, so I hope he gets back to work immediately. More importantly, I hope he beats cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyBrownie13 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 All the best to EJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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