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Chapter 1: What was Stacey King's impact on Chicago basketball?
Rahimi, Harrison, Groovy. Midday's K-2. On Chicago Sports Radio. One, two, three, four.
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I'm coming, Elizabeth, is funny every time. Stacey King was good every time he opened up a mic. He was great every time you talked to him in person. And I know plenty of fans have plenty of stories and have had great interactions with the one and only Stacey King, who died yesterday. We lost Stacey King. yesterday at the age of 59, 1967 to 2026, a stunner for everybody.
And one of those that when you read it, you're checking four or five times and hoping that it's just bogus news and it's one of those fake deaths out there. And it's just, it's an absolute stunner. And as I said earlier, Marshall, in transition, there are some people that
that are so alive and so full of life and so vibrant and all of that, that you don't actually consider the possibility that somebody like that would cease to exist, that that person would die because they are life. They embody that, and that's what Stacey King did.
Stacey King was such a gateway into basketball and the way that he became interwoven into not only the identity of the Bulls, but the identity of basketball in Chicago and the city itself, because of the way he talked about the city. You wouldn't know that this is a guy out of the University of Oklahoma, where obviously he was an All-American.
And before the Bulls took him sixth overall in the 1989 draft, he was just one of the most famous college basketball players on the planet. But what's remarkable to me is he went from being that role player
on a three-peat team, that first three-peat of the Bulls in the 1990s, to having such a larger cultural impact on this city by what he was able to do in that broadcast booth and the way that he became a part of the viewing experience, a part of the way you experience the Bulls, in good times and bad. In good times, as we heard in the clips that we played earlier,
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Chapter 2: How did Stacey King become a beloved figure in sports broadcasting?
He was the mayor. If you walk into the United Center and see Stacey King, you're going to want to talk to him. Even if you don't want a picture, an autograph, whatever, you're still going to be like, oh, man, I love you on the broadcast. Because the man deserved his flowers and got them and gave the fans their flowers for being a part of the whole journey that is Bulls basketball.
Absolutely. Everybody, we all have our own relationship with Stacey King, just as broadcasters, inevitably being around each other at different times. And I've known Stacey King for a long time, but we didn't really know each other. Like he may have known who I was just from being around here as long as I have been. But of course, I always knew who Stacey King was starting when he was drafted.
By the way, I could not,
when when stacy king was drafted in 1989 by the chicago bulls they get him sixth and he dropped apparently he should have gone like looking back and remembering he he should have like at the time he was thought of even more highly and a lot of people thought he was going to be drafted in the first three picks but the bulls got him in 1989 when the when the bulls were on the cusp
They had a made team right there. That is obviously right before they started their real winning, so it felt really good. Now, he was never as good at the NBA level as he should have been relative to college, but it was absolutely thrilling that he was here through 1994, then Minnesota, Miami, Boston, and Dallas, and then eventually Georgia.
coaches in the CBA for a few years, and then is in the booth with Johnny Red Curve for some time, and then eventually he becomes the guy. But this is pretty perfect, I think, if you know my identity and a lot of my brand. Stacey King and I actually became closer through Bears.
And that is because Mark Chonowski, who's going to join us here at the top of the hour, he and Stacey would have me on the Gimme the Hot Sauce podcast to be their Bears correspondent, kind of intermittently. over a couple of seasons. So what a blast it was for me, who, again, impressionable time for me. I'm in high school and college when Stacey King is here and the 90s Bulls are rocking.
So there are still certain people that you look at in awe because they were a part of something great. And I got to kick it and talk bears with Stacey King. And that was our relationship. And it was great. It was great having him ask me about Justin Fields and different players and things like that. It was an absolute blast.
Yeah, his questions are probably better than some of your answers.
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Chapter 3: What memorable moments defined Stacey King's broadcasting style?
Yeah.
He just shined through the whole thing. The party that he threw, the Nick Saban conversation really gave him credibility. Then standing behind the quarterback and giving tips on offense. It was almost like the HBL. Who's this guy? What's that?
It's who took over. Who's this guy? It doesn't seem like the guy we knew his first two years. He got the hair done. He got the beard. He had the beard going. I was like, who is this guy? It's like one of those old Scooby Doo when they pull a mask off and it's somebody else. It might be somebody else in there. It's old man Eberflus.
Oh man, I forgot that I made Stacey King laugh too. How about that?
And Eberflus would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those kids.
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Chapter 4: How did Stacey King's career evolve from player to broadcaster?
Kids driving around in their mystery machine.
Thank goodness the mystery machine is no longer needed here in Chicago for the Bears organization. That's great stuff. Can they get in on the stadium maybe? Yeah. But see, that was perfect because that's him, Stacey King, taking a moment and then giving you something highly relatable, Scooby-Doo.
as the vehicle, as his mystery machine to get you through the equation of the problem you're trying to solve, which is who is this guy, Matt Eberflus? That's what he did on the broadcast every single game. Whether the Bulls were good or not, whether they were up 20 or down 20. I'm going to miss Stacey King on the broadcast.
He's as modern of a broadcaster as the city is. And I know not all of his references were modern, Sanford and Son, but it was unbelievable. Classic. And so he's the only one that's ever been sort of hip as far as our broadcaster. Bringing generations together.
Through basketball and storytelling and one-liners. And I love it all.
Let's keep this going. Let's keep the stories going. Let's keep the insight going.
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Chapter 5: What personal stories highlight Stacey King's connection with fans?
Because Mark Shanowski, whose voice you just heard right there, was very close with Stacey. They co-hosted the Gimme the Hot Sauce podcast. So we'll have Mark on next here on 104.3 The Score.