The Bulls honored three-time NBA Champion and television broadcaster Stacey King with a Celebration of Life ceremony at the Advocate Center on Monday, with speakers that included Bulls CEO and President Michael Reinsdorf, King’s former broadcast teammates Neil Funk and Adam Amin, and his sons Erick, Garrett and Brandon King.
King died earlier this month after 19 years behind the microphone for the franchise, and his impact both on and off the court was best summed up by Michael Reinsdorf.
“Over the last three decades, Stacey became so much more than just a former player or our television analyst,” Reinsdorf said. “He became one of the defining personalities of Chicago Bulls basketball. He meant so much to me, to my family, to my dad (Jerry Reinsdorf), who is here today, to everyone in our organization, to the city of Chicago, and to Bulls fans all over the world. He was clearly one of one. Incredibly talented, hilarious, authentic, there simply won’t be another Stacey.”
As far as how the team plans to honor King for the upcoming season, that was yet to be announced but it will undoubtedly match King’s personality and be big.
There has also been no movement on a replacement for King just yet, but that could also start to move forward in the upcoming months.
King, 59, was a member of the first three Bulls’ championships from 1991-93 after being a standout force at Oklahoma. In eight NBA seasons, he also played with Minnesota, Miami, Boston and Dallas, averaging 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds.
The sixth overall pick in 1989, King played in all 82 games as a rookie, coming off the bench and averaging 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
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