Overview
- The Chicago Bulls announced on Sunday, June 7, that they were notified by a family member that Stacey King had died at the age of 59.
- King was the No. 6 pick in the 1989 NBA draft and served as a reserve on the Bulls’ three straight championship teams from 1991 to 1993.
- After an eight‑year playing career, he joined Bulls broadcasts in 2006–07, became the lead color commentator in 2008, and earned wide praise and an Emmy for his work.
- Local reporter David Kaplan of ESPN Chicago has written that King died after a fall at his home, a detail widely reported but not confirmed by the Bulls.
- King is survived by four sons and has drawn an outpouring of tributes from fans, players, team executives and the NBA while the club says service information will be announced later.