Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy reveals cancer diagnosis

Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy revealed Wednesday that he had cancer.

According to Awful Announcing, during an edition of “The Dozens Trivia,” Portnoy said as his team was announced, “A lot of pressure. This is all that matters. We’ve been waiting for all season. I have cancer, by the way. No big deal.”

“That sounds like a big deal,” his teammate, Eddie Farrer said.

“It is a big deal,” Portnoy responded.

Good news for fans of Portnoy, he clarified things a bit on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday night.

“I did have cancer,” he captioned on a video which shows him sporting a bandage on his neck. “I beat it. It wasn’t the serious kind thank god.”

He also poked fun at one of his guys, Bosco, in the video, commenting, “I can’t tell if Bosco thinks cancer is funny or not.”

Portnoy accuses Bosco of smirking after he tells him about having cancer in the video.

“I’ve got a scar going all the way up my neck,” Portnoy said. “I look like Frankenstein.”

You can see the X post here.