Former NBA big man Stacey King, who won three championships as a role player with the Bulls during his eight years in the league, has died at age 59, the team announced in a press release (Twitter links).
King was a longtime and beloved Bulls broadcaster known for his humor and generally objective views — he often credited the opposing team for playing well when warranted.
The Bulls selected King with the sixth overall pick of the 1989 draft. He spent parts of five seasons in Chicago to open his career and had stints with Minnesota, Miami, Boston and Dallas at the end of his NBA playing career.
The left-handed big man was a star in college at Oklahoma, where he was from. King was a Consensus first-team All-America selection as a senior for the Sooners in 1988/89.
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