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Stacey King, three-time NBA champion and Bulls broadcaster, dies at 59

Stacey King, who won three NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s and became a beloved television broadcaster for the team, has died aged 59. Multiple outlets report he suffered a heart attack on 5 June 2026, ending a career that spanned playing alongside Michael Jordan and two decades of entertaining fans from the commentary booth.

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Stacey King, a three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and longtime broadcaster for the team, died on 5 June 2026 at the age of 59 [4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 17]. According to Yahoo! Sports, the cause of death was a heart attack [15].

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