Chicago Bulls Share Plans to Honor Late Announcer Stacey King

Chicago Bulls announcer Stacey King's shocking death this summer stunned the city he called home. Now, the franchise that he played for and broadcast games for over the past 20 years is set to honor him.

The Bulls revealed their plans to host Stacey King Celebration Night on Feb. 4, 2027, when Chicago faces the Oklahoma City Thunder. King grew up in Lawton, Okla., and attended the University of Oklahoma from 1985 to 1989. The Sooners retired King's No. 33 jersey in 2008. Oklahoma City is located just 20 miles from the University of Oklahoma in Norman and 86 miles from King's hometown.

More details will be announced regarding the Bulls' plans to honor King at a later date. The Stacey King Celebration Night comes just six days after what would've been the late King's 60th birthday.

Chicago will also honor King on its jerseys. Throughout the 2026-27 season, the Bulls will wear a black band on their upper-left shoulders featuring King's last name, with the 'I' replaced by a microphone. The letter substitution is a nod to the two decades that King spent as the franchise's color commentator.

The Bulls selected King with the No. 6 overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. As a 6-foot-11 forward, King was a member of Chicago's frontcourt depth while the Bulls won NBA Championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

In parts of five seasons with Chicago, King appeared in 344 games and made 38 starts while averaging 6.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He played the remainder of his eight-year NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks before retiring in 1997.

King pivoted to television in 2004 as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the Chicago Bulls. He became the Bulls' full-time color commentator in 2006-07 and held that position for 20 years.

Known for his enthusiasm, catchphrases and player nicknames, King was the voice of multiple eras of Chicago Bulls basketball. He passed away on June 7 at his home in River Forest, Ill.

The Bulls have yet to officially announce King's successor alongside play-by-play commentator Adam Amin. However, the franchise is widely expected to lean on a four-man rotation throughout its first season post-King, including Robbie Hummel and former Bulls players Kendall Gill, Will Perdue and Scott Williams. Both Perdue and Williams were teammates of King's during Chicago's dynasty in the 1990s.