[Julia Poe] The Bulls announced just now that Stacey King has died at the age of 59. Absolutely awful news for the Chicago community. Sending love and prayers to his family, friends and the entire organization.
“BIG TIME PLAYERS MAKE BIG TIME PLAYS!”
“Too big, too strong, too fast, too good!”
RIP to a legendary commentator, man. Why him bro?
LET ME STEP BACK AND KISS MYSELF
Every DRose highlight in my head is paired with an incredible Stacey King call. RIP
Drive home safely Chicago, beep beep
Stacey was truly a hard-hat lunch pail type of announcer. He will be missed.
That’s one of my favorite calls ever. This is so sad and out of nowhere :/. Stacey was one of the GOAT commenters, such amazing energy
In a way Stacey’s commentary prob pushed the d rose mvp narrative if you think about it. Dude called our games so well. The best home team commentator by far. Rip.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING DRAGIC? DID YOU NOT GET THE MEMO? DERRICK ROSE CAN GO UPSTAIRS!
Chicago feeling a little less bright today
I wanna go hiiiigher
I WANNA GO HIGHER!
I LIKE MY MEATBALLS SPICY
LET ME STEP BACK AND KISS MYSELF MVP TIME WINDY CITY ASSASIN DOES IT AGAIN
This one was such a hidden gem. RIP to a legend
The Giddey half-court game winner is one of my favorite calls ever. Stacey was literally the main reason I watched Bulls games
God, Stacey was incredible that day. He just started naming every Australian thing he could think of.
GIMME THAT HOT SAUCE
“GET ON THE BOOZE CRUISE CHICAGO!”
“DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO POST VIDEOS TO FACEBOOK!?”
“MOUSE IN THE HOUSE!”
“I WANNA GO HIIIIIGHER!”
“LET ME GET SOME BUTTER WITH THAT ROLL MR FUNK”
“LET ME STEP BACK AND KISS MYSELF”
“RESERVATION GOR THREE MR FUNK”
“GIMME THE HOT SAUCE”
Always loved “Who is that masked man???” When the Bulls had Rip Hamilton
As an Irishman who’s spent many, MANY a late night watching the Bulls fuck things up, Stacey King was the voice of basketball to me. He’s my all time favourite commentator in any sport (Martin Brundle might be tied), his voice literally just resonates with being up at 3am, watching the Bulls. I started watching basketball 16 years ago and Stacey commentating over Derrick Rose will forever be a core memory for me.
Devastated isn’t the word, im legitimately upset with this news. He is the GOAT commentator in my opinion, no one brought the energy, enthusiasm, charisma and just overall good vibes like Stacey King.
Rest in power my man. Just awful news.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING DRAGIC??? 😭
This is the one!
Vucci Mane
“Elizabeth, I’m coming home!”
Yeah, he got that from Sanford and Son, but he kept it alive for a new generation
THREEEEEKOLA!!!!
Some random moments I know about Stacey King:
Dennis Rodman once headbutted Stacey King and King was like “hell no” (if you listen closely in the beginning you can hear him tell Rodman “watch that shit”)
And him commenting on the “Benny Sanders meme”
Man.. first Wayman and now Stacey. Sooner legends. RIP
I still listen to Wayman Tisdale’s music though. Gotta make a playlist of Staceyisms
“No, if you do that to me I’m gonna slap you. Cause there’s no referee to stop me from really taking you down. Probably choke you out. But I still love you. It’s playoff basketball, baby. Buckle up.”
Like joyner once said man, it’s the devil’s work.
“Meet me at the rim and don’t be late”
“There five Javonte’s out there, five Javonte Green’s” RIP legend
Elizabeth, he’s coming home :(
Does ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO POST STACEY KING VIDEOS TO FACEBOOK????
😭😭😭💔🌹rip stacey
This is still one of the greatest calls of all time. Such genuine reactions to incredible plays and made plays so much more memorable all the time.
Where’s my poster machine?!?
That was great 👍
Thank you for that link 🙌🙌
Beep beep :(
What the hell? This is so shocking
Yeah what the hell….fuck. I loved him as an announcer and he seems like an amazing person too and so young.
This is legit out of nowhere
Bulls games will never sound the same without him. Just devastating news.
Easily one of, if not the best in-game commentator, throughout the whole league. He will be deeply missed 😔
This is literally out of nowhere holy shit…. Rest in peace and prayers to all who loved him
Horrible and sad. These things always are but for someone who clearly had such enthusiasm and joie de vivre, it’s like a light just went out.
A travesty to the community. He was great to listen to.
I fucking hate it.
Damn So young. Life is short :(
Im genuinely really fucking sad. A goat broadcaster. Cared about great basketball first and foremost. He loved the city of Chicago, was super passionate about the game, gave props to the other team when it called for it and called the Bulls out when they were trash. He was the epitome of why I loved basketball. I have so many core memories of why I love basketball he’s at the center of with his calls.
This is devastating and completely shocking
It’s crazy. You really don’t realise how much these people mean to you until they’re gone. Obviously they’re “just” celebrities who have no idea you or I exist, but they play such a big part in some of the formative moments of our lives.
Bulls fans basically hung out with him for 2 hours a night, 82 nights a year. this is absolutely devastating. Going to miss him so much
He made watching all those terrible Bulls teams actually entertaining. Me and my friends could have been doing anything other than watching the Felicio, Zipser, Cam Payne, Denzel Valentine Bulls but Stacey made it must watch TV. We came for the bad basketball but we stayed because Stacey was genuinely the best sports broadcaster!
This right here. I watched so much bad basketball with him getting me through it. He kept my spark for the team going through all of the slumps. I might have to watch games on mute next season. Idk this is rough for me today.
I usually don’t give two flying fucks about celebs but Stacey passing away hits pretty hard. Stacey was our generations Harry Carrey without the drunken realizations. He was fair, he always spoke to the truth of the matter, and most of all he was pure undistilled entertainment at all times. He made the most boring and mundane game against someone random, like the Wizards, a fun game to watch listen to. Neil Funk and Adam have to be absolutely beside themselves right now as we all are. A true Chicago legend!!!
Many of those nights he was the only thing worth watching for.
Cared more about the team than most of the people running it.
Same. Bulls are the team I primarily watch and it’s purely because of Adam and Stacey.
Stacey and Adam were a legit god tier pairing, they were so good. I’m actually gutted by this
Adam’s gotta be devasted, he loved Stacey more than anyone and you could tell just how much he enjoyed working with him
Yeah man, this one stings bad. The league legit won’t be the same
No matter who replaces him watching Bulls games is going to feel weird, like Jeopardy without Trebek (even though Ken Jennings also does a great job)
He’s been the only fun part of the Bulls for like the last 10 years. This is beyond devastating. Wtf.
This is awful. I hate the idea of tuning in and not hearing him anymore. He’s a legend on the mic.
He was by far the best color commentator in the league. This is devastating.
He was the person who I grew up with and made me a Bulls fan. This is heartbreaking. Way too young :(
At least for me, he is the voice of the Chicago Bulls. This is all just so incredibly sad
One of the voices of the nba surely legit made me sad. Didn’t think something like that could hit me so hard man
Me too brother. It won’t be the same at all.
He’s the reason I’ve watched countless games over the last years when the basketball itself wasn’t worth watching. A special, special commentator who brought a bit of his own joy to every dreadful night of being a Bulls fan in the 2020s
Exactly. You couldn’t always count on the bulls being entertaining, but you could always count on Stacey to. It’ll never be the same
I grew and a lot of other NBA fans grew up with him too
The WGN national broadcasts during the 00s were a fucking treat to watch
I said in a different comment but as a foreigner who stays up late to watch basketball, Stacey’s voice guided me through many a 3am watch of the Bulls. He’s a huge part of the reason I loved tuning into Bulls games, there’s very, VERY few commentators I genuinely enjoy listening to/who can actually make the game better. Stacey was the best of them.
Not my dawg Stacey. Was always a League Pass staple for me. Brutal.
I’m glad that other fanbases were able to appreciate Stacey too. I’m truly shocked by this. Just so sad
We used to get bulls broadcasts in minneapolis on my parents cable package when he first started and I’d watch a game from time to time. One of the best in the biz, totally made the games so much more fun.
RIP.
The Bulls and Knicks broadcasts are two that I opt to watch when the Thunder play them. I’m really sad. RIP.
Feel bad for Bulls fans one of the few good things about the franchise was probably getting to listen to him through these mediocre times now he’s gone. Irreplaceable. RIP King
i used to choose the bulls feed specifically for him and Adam.
I never got how much good announcers meant to me personally until our Fred McLeod passed a few years back. Grew up with his voice accompanying some of the best basketball ive ever watched
Right I loved listening to his commentary. He was so fun to listen.
Drive home safe, Stacey ❤️
Beep beep 😭
Beep beep. 😥
:(
Beep beep
Damn.
this made me really emotional, I’m so upset by this - Stacey made me love the Bulls
Beep beep, drive home safe Chicago! 😢
I didn’t get misty eyed until this comment 😭😭😭
What?????
This can’t be real man he was so awesome to listen to, rest in peace 😣
I thought he was the best commentator out there. Wow.
This one hurts because it’s just out of left field. He’s the only reason some people could stand watching the Bulls during some of those terrible years. He was always lifting guys up on the broadcast, regardless of team. Fuck man.
RIP. I remember during Rose’s MVP season King made it sound Iike Rose was the goat. Was a phenomenal commentator.
“Did you not get the memo???”
Living in Chicago and watching Bulls basketball at that time was amazing, and Stacey was at least 50% of the reason why.
Too big, too fast, too strong
I wanna go HIGHER!!!
Rest in peace to one of the best commentators in the league.
One of the best? Stacey King was the GOAT.
This is heartbreaking news…
what the fuck, what awful news to see in the morning
Terrible. He’s one of the best commentators in the game
This is right up there with Santo.
Bulls games will never be the same…
Such a genuine love for the game and a reflection of the fan base
NOOOO! Way too young, holy shit this is depressing.
My favorite commentator, perhaps of all time. His 2010 Rose era Bulls work will forever be engraved in my brain. Thanks for the legendary lines and memories.
Horrible news he’s probably the 3rd most important bull ever his commentary made most people bulls fans of my generation
Put him in the rafters.
This 100%. He deserves it
Rest in peace Stacey. One of the funniest and most entertaining commentators. Will miss his calls
Stacey was something to look forward to no matter how shit the bulls were. The best color commentator in the league idc if anyone thinks different.
RIP to an absolute legend, this came out of nowhere and is devastating.
Awful news. If you were a basketball fan of any kind, a Stacey King call probably got you hyped up at least once. Bulls fans were fortunate enough to experience that regularly. An absolute legend in sports broadcasting as far as I’m concerned, RIP.
That sucks. He was still doing commentary for the team, right?
Yes
yup… outside of Walt Clyde Fraziers for the Knicks, I genuinely enjoyed listening to Stacey King as a color commentator for the Bulls
Utterly devastated by this. He was the voice of the Bulls to me. Gonna be hard to watch next year without him.
This genuinely hurts my soul. Stand up guy and incredible commentator. Bulls games will never be the same.
Stacey King was the absolute best. As a Bulls fan, I’m going to miss hearing him so fucking much. Absolute brutal loss for NBA fans and the Bulls family.
IM COMING ELIZABETH
Stacey was the only bright spot on some really shitty bulls teams. I always enjoyed listening to him call games no matter how good or bad the bulls were. Fuck man, that’s really sad.
This is devastating.
Jimmy G Buckets the g stands for gets RIP bad year for nba Clarke, Collins now Stacey
3 minutes of this best calls. He’s an absolute legend. Heartbreaking news. May he rest in peace.
Need to get this updated. The Giddey game winner from last year is one of the top (sorry for the reminder Lakers flair). Giddy Come Back
As an Aussie I couldn’t stop laughing when he started just naming random aussie shit. Honestly legendary performance that day by King
This news fucked me up. 😔
my fav commentator of all time, rip 💔
What an icon especially that his commentating lines kept some color on the Bulls’ team performances which has been on a decline for almost a decade.
How can I forget his iconic lines when Giddy hit that half court against my team.
Rest in peace!!!
“Drive home safely, Chicago. Beep! Beep!“
Basketball world is hurting.
Stacey had some absolutely legendary calls.
59 is too fucking soon.
Im still not over Fred McCleod.
RIP Stacey
I got the memo. And you’re going upstairs 🙏🏾
The single greatest man active in the bulls community.
I would put his broadcast on when bulls went against pistons.
An absolute treasure of a man.
How the fuck did he die and Trump is still alive. Life is bullshit.
A lot of teams local broadcasters I cannot stomach. Not king though. He was a joy to listen to . He had the perfect balance of homerism to the point if you were a fan of the other team , you could still listen to the broadcast without wanting to rip your hair out .
I always like to say that while he was obviously a homer who was rooting for the Bulls, it didn’t blind him from reality. If an opposing player was kicking our ass he’d give them props, if the Bulls had a call go their way that looked iffy he’d be honest about it that maybe the Bulls got away with one. He struck the right balance that you want from a local commentator.
He was DEFINITELY not afraid to call out bad Bulls play which was the important balance to his homer calls
I think a big part was he had real respect for the art of being a broadcaster. Sometimes he couldnt help but be a homer, but most of the time he tried to balance the commentary with equal time talking about the other team. You could tell he genuinely loved the game and his background coaching helped with his analysis.
Legitimately irreplaceable i’m so sad. Heading into such a promising season too. At least he got to watch that joy of a Bears season before he passed and seemed genuinely happy that both the Cubs and Sox were good.
what the FUCK????? This is so tragic man… I can’t believe it…
wtf
What the fuck man. No:(.
RIP King
Absolutely devastating. This one hurts. He was the absolute best.
Rip Stacey… the g stands for gets🥲
Non-Fans don’t realize this but he almost singlehandedly kept bulls fans excited and enthusiastic for this team for two decades after the Jordan years had gone by. We had only a handful of great seasons but you wouldn’t know it listening to Stacey King.
Fuuuccckk!!
I’m a life long Bulls fan and I remember watching Stacey play for Oklahoma. I liked his game in college and was glad the Bulls got to draft him. Time sure does fly by.
My all time favorite call, “I’m comin’ again, Elizabeth, awwww lord” RIP
Drive home safely, Chicago….beep beep 😞
Fuck man one of the only reasons to watch the team the last few years. I am devastated. Lost an absolute legend
Holy shit man, this guy was a legend. I loved watching bulls games purely for him. RIP big dog. Elizabeth….
RIP
Loved his commentary when listed every Australian thing he could think of when Giddey hit that game winner. :(
Damn, RIP. He was such a fun commentator to listen to.
David Kaplan is reporting he fell in his home.
In complete disbelief. RIP Stacey King
Oh that’s fucking horrible, King was a treasure. I’ve always loved him and the rest of Chicago’s crew, easily been the best local commentators for any team I can think of. Just awful dying so young as well. He had so much left to give and experience.
RIP Stacey, you were one of the best.
Ugh. This sucks. We used to talk about Stacey King when we went grosselling in the wintertime. Such a bummer.
does anybody know how to post tributes on facebook 😢
Some clips to reminisce over:
2024-2025 season highlights: Stacey King’s BEST MOMENTS on the Bulls broadcast so far this season
11-year-old video compilation: Stacey King BEST CALLS and funny moments!
Highlight #1: Stacy King and Adam Amin Openly Mock Shannon Sharpe during Live Broadcast
Highlight #2: Stacey King imitates Bill Cartwright
Highlight #3: Stacey King impersonates Doc Rivers
Highlight #4: 5’8” Yuki Kawamura WINS the Jump Ball 😳 Bulls Announcers GO CRAZY 😂
Rest in Peace Stacey.
Heartbreaking.
Thank you for giving voice to the Josh Giddey buzzer beater from last year. I’ll never forget that moment as an Aussie NBA fanatic.
Horrible news :(
Besides being a great commentator he was so nice too. Always responding to fans on Twitter inviting them to meet him after the games which something I’d had planned it do. Lost a Bulls and Sooner legend today.
The meatballs will now always be spicy
I am in shock, Stacey King is arguably who made me a Bulls fan as a kid due to the excitement he added. I cannot believe this. RIP and condolences to his family
This fucking sucks. He wasn’t even 60.
This is bullshit.
i quote this man all the time rip. JIMMY G JUST MURDERED A WHOLE DEFENSE ON LIVE TELEVISION
Ugh, how devastating. My heart goes out to his family, friends and fans.
Iconic voice in the game. Way too young man…
Fucking whack
I wanna go higher!
Man……this sucks. Gone too soon, he will be missed. Probably watching Bulls games on mute for a while.
It’s been a long time since a death hit me like this.
What a horrible loss. He was such a joy to listen to.
One more Nationwide Is On Your Side jingle for the road
Damn…. Way too young
That’s incredibly sad. That’s so young too.
Way too young. RIP.
Wait, how? He was just tweeting about the NBA Finals two days ago…
Devastating. In l.a we got WGN and I’d watch so many Bulls games during the d rose era. Stacey King was so entertaining and he’s irreplaceable. RIP legend.
aw man this is awful and i feel like it’s completely out of nowhere?? he’s genuinely one of my all time favorite commentators i feel so sorry for his family at this time
This is beyond devastating, wow I don’t have the words to process this.
Rip this is very tragic. Was listening to nba radio on xm when it broke. Those guys made me cry man 😭
I don’t think I’ve ever felt as sad about a celebrity death like this.
He was a part of this team. Unreal
He was the greatest
I was a fan from afar and knew about stacey king from the 90’s. The most memorable moment for me came during his broadcasting, when he impersonated bane from the dark knight rises. This had me rolling, rest in peace Mr king.
He was genuinely a great guy too, i followed him on Twitter these last 6 years and people at the game would ask for pictures with him and he would always take pictures with everyone, i can’t imagine watching a bulls game without him on the call. RIP
This dude spent his whole life playing sports and positively impacting people and dies at 59, while the worst people on the planet refuse to die while never eating a salad or exercising in their life.
Oh my god. Devastating.
“I wanna go higher!” Legendary announcer. Rip.
Turn up the A.C!
Voice of my childhood, rest in peace
Chicago cant catch a break
Elizabeth, he’s coming, aw lawd
Bro what
As a bulls fan I am absolutely devastated. Unironically the highlight of watching every bulls game for the past many years.
damn RIP. top 3 broadcaster in the league
What the fuck
Bro I grew up with his calls, Bulls basketball just won’t be the same. I hate that he was stuck with non stop play in teams he deserved a contender
Bro what the fuck??????
Just horrific news. Bless him and his family. Rest in peace to a legend
Absolutely gutting. The legendary calls during D Rose and co were great, but he also made some of the slog of the past few years watchable just with his excitement. He is such a recognizable voice that even my non-basketball loving wife knew and enjoyed his calls. Rest in peace King.
He was a great announcer. RIP, way too young
Heartbreaking. Rest easy, King.
Actually heartbreaking Stacey King is the voice and heart of Bulls Basketball. So many iconic calls by him and always made the broadcast exciting. RIP Stacey King.
Man this is awful. I always told people when they went to games to go down to the 100 level afterwards. Stacey and Adam not only sat and took pictures with everyone waiting after games, but they had genuine conversations with people and remembered some fans by name. He was such a cool guy, this hurts.
Hot Sauce Time forever.
I’m so sad I can’t believe I’ve watched my final game with Stacey commentating. One of the best in the business, fun, and always respected good teams and good basketball.
Never know how much a stranger can mean to you until he’s gone.
dude was the best home commentator in the league and it wasn’t even close. 59 is far too damn young, rip to a legend.
Damn. I’m a Pacers fan but Stacey was one of my LP favorites. This is really sad news. RIP to one of the best announcers out there.