text: what's wrong with ernie johnson's face? tnt's ernie johnson has a hugh growth on the left side of his face. what is that? i read the following from hoopsworld.com:  "ernie johnson is one of my heroes and is simply in my mind one of the best of the television commentators in his role with tnt. the recent disclosure that he suffers and has been treated for a fairly common but somewhat mysterious form of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma commonly known as a follicular type is surely a sad thing, but this is a type of cancer that people often live many years with and treatments continue to evolve.   this point was stressed in a statement released by the atlanta sports network and also found on usa today on the 22nd:  "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."   in the same statement it was also mentioned that he plans to seek some additional treatment after the end of the year."