Jason Benetti Remembers Stacey King After Bulls Analyst Dies at 59
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Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7
Jason Benetti Remembers Stacey King After Bulls Analyst Dies at 59
1 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7
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Jason Benetti said Stacey King’s death was “the first thing I think of” while he worked NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball at Wrigley Field, describing the former Bulls analyst as both a partner and close friend.
About 30 Bulls broadcasts together turned King into one of Benetti’s earliest and warmest collaborators, he said, recalling how King welcomed fill-in partners and stayed nearly an hour after games signing autographs.
Benetti also pointed to King’s love of performing and Chicago sports, including a 2021 White Sox telecast from NBC Tower that stretched through a 2 1/2-hour rain delay.
King, who died suddenly at 59 with no cause disclosed, played eight seasons for the Bulls and won three straight NBA titles from 1991 to 1993 before becoming a beloved local broadcaster.