It was a scary scene earlier this month as Bob Rathbun suffered a medical emergency live on air ahead of an Atlanta Hawks’ home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Plenty of his Bally Sports South colleagues revealed that the play-by-play man was suffering from dehydration and was doing well when he arrived at the hospital.
Mike Morgan had been filling in for the last two weeks on the television broadcast.
Monday night, Rathbun was back on TV for the first time since the incident. He called the action between the Hawks and the Orlando Magic.
“Thank you doesn’t seem adequate enough,” Rathbun said after being introduced by the studio team. “The outpouring of love and affection, the prayers, the well-wishes were overwhelming and I can’t thank you all enough.”
He introduced a group behind him that included two of the EMTs that responded to his incident as well as Hawks co-owner Jami Gertz, who he called his “favorite nurse.”
“You know, it was quite a scare for me,” said Domonique Wilkins, who serves as the analyst alongside Bob Rathbun. “And to see how far you’ve come in a short period of time is very important to all of us. So, partner, happy to have you back. We all love you and we can get back to business.”
