Ronald Stacey King (born January 29, 1967) is an American sports announcer and retired
National Basketball Association
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(NBA)
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who won three consecutive championships with the
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...
from
1991
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to
1993. King is currently the lead
color commentator
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for Chicago Bulls television broadcasts.
NBA career (1989–1999)
After a stand-out career at the
University of Oklahoma
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, King was selected by the Bulls in the
1989 NBA draft
The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn K ...
with the sixth pick. He was projected by many as a number one pick candidate heading into draft night, but slipped. He was one of three first-round picks by the Bulls in that draft (the other two were
B. J. Armstrong
Benjamin Roy "B. J." Armstrong Jr. (born September 9, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Armstrong won three NBA championships during his career as a point guard for the Chicago Bulls.
Early life
Armstrong was born in ...
and
Jeff Sanders
Jeffery Raynard Sanders (born January 14, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. Sanders played for the Bulls, Charlotte Horne ...
). He played four and a half seasons in Chicago before being traded during the 1993–94 campaign to the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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in exchange for 7'2" Australian-born center
Luc Longley
Lucien James Longley (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He was the first Australian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played for four teams over 10 seasons. Long ...
. He was last active in the NBA during the 1996–97 season while playing a handful of games for both the
Dallas Mavericks
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and
Boston Celtics
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.
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Post NBA career
Coaching (2001–2003)
King was named the head coach of the CBA's Rockford Lightning
The Rockford Lightning was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois.
History
The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses fro ...
in 2001. The team reached the CBA championship game in 2002 with King as coach.
TV commentary (2006–present)
King began his career with CSN Chicago as a studio analyst for pre- and post-game shows for the Chicago Bulls. He filled in as a third commentator during the 2006 playoffs joining Johnny "Red" Kerr
John Graham "Red" Kerr (July 17, 1932 – February 26, 2009) was an American basketball player, coach, and color commentator. He played in the NBA from 1954 to 1966, mainly as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He later held several coaching ...
and Tom Dore
Tom Dore is a retired American basketball player and former Comcast SportsNet play-by-play announcer for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.
A native of Northlake, Illinois, the 7'2" (218 cm) Dore played basketball at East ...
. He was permanently added during the 2007 season. In 2008, Tom Dore was replaced by Neil Funk
Neil Funk (born December 29, 1946) is the former television play-by-play announcer for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.
Education and career
Funk grew up in Indianapolis and attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1969. ...
and Kerr's duties were significantly reduced, leading King to become the lead color commentator for the Bulls alongside Neil Funk. King is currently working as a color commentator for Chicago Bulls television broadcasts on NBC Sports Chicago
NBC Sports Chicago (formerly Comcast SportsNet Chicago) is an American regional sports network that broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports- ...
.
King's popularity as an announcer has grown thanks to his great enthusiasm as well as his signature catch-phrases and nicknames. King has received a lot of attention in particular for his calls of highlight plays by Derrick Rose when he was with the Bulls.
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players
Atenas basketball players
Basketball coaches from Oklahoma
Basketball players from Oklahoma
Boston Celtics players
Centers (basketball)
Chicago Bulls announcers
Chicago Bulls draft picks
Chicago Bulls players
Continental Basketball Association coaches
Dallas Mavericks players
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Miami Heat players
Minnesota Timberwolves players
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
Sportspeople from Lawton, Oklahoma