The Chicago Bulls are preparing for their season opener on Oct. 21 in Toronto against the Raptors on the practice courts and in the training room, in hopes of scoring an opening game victory against an Eastern Conference foe in a similar position.
The Bulls are also working to improve things off the court heading into the 2026-27 season, including in the broadcast booth where a replacement is needed for former player and broadcaster Stacey King, who died on June 7, 2026 after a fall at his home in River Forest, Ill.
On Friday, a roadmap to replace King was laid out, painting the picture of a multi-faceted approach to replace the legendary Bulls gameday voice.
Rotating Cast on Tap for Bulls Broadcasts
The Bulls plan to use a rotating cast of voices to fill in for King, according to a report from Ryan Glasspiegel and Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
Former Purdue Boilermakers star forward and Big Ten basketball color analyst Robbie Hummel, who has filled in on Bulls broadcasts previously, is up for consideration, along with other unnamed personalities who are known among Chicago Bulls fans.
The rotating cast of color analysts is expected to join play-by-play man Adam Amin, who is expected to reprise his role when the Bulls begin the 2026-27 season.
King, a three-time NBA champion who played alongside Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Michael Jordan, Steve Kerr and other familiar Bulls players during their magical run in the early 1990s, was a beloved figure in Chicago, known for his colorful nicknames of Bulls players.
King had carved out a role for himself on Bulls broadcasts since 2004, when he first started. He became more involved with the team's telecasts three years later in 2007 before becoming a mainstay in millions of homes throughout the Chicagoland area.
The Bulls are hoping to introduce new replacements slowly so that fans can get used to a wide range of different voices.
King is a going to be incredibly difficult if not impossible to replace, but Bulls fans everywhere recognize it is time for a new era and the analysts who fill his shoes will do their best to live up to his timeless legacy in the Windy City.
Bulls Preparing for Life Without King
Life without the beloved former Bulls broadcaster will be an incredible challenge in Chicago but players, fans and media have no choice but to move on.
The Bulls have an exciting young core of point guard Josh Giddey, forward Matas Buzelis and forward Caleb Wilson to build off of this season along with veteran two-way scorer and stopper Norman Powell, who was acquired from the Miami Heat this offseason.
The Bulls have done their best to remember and recognize King's legacy, now the best thing they can do as a franchise is turn the page, and win ballgames in his honor, the way King and his teammates did over 30 years ago, much to the delight of Chicago fans.