Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter, 1987-2025. 2022 Rick Telander Lifetime Achievement Award. 2024 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year. Founder, markpotash.net
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A 45-year career in sportswriting in two pictures β from the Chiefs-Colts on Sept. 2, 1979 at Arrowhead Stadium to the Bears-Packers on Jan. 5, 2025 at Lambeau Field. I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
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Jim Deshaies has good taste in pop culture. It's like we grew up in the same house:
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Jalen Brunson joins Quinn Buckner as the only players to win an Illinois state title (Stevenson 2015), NCAA title (Villanova 2016, 2018) and NBA title. Buckner won with Thornridge (1971, 1972); Indiana (1976); and the Celtics (1984). He also won an Olympic gold medal (USA, 1976).
Jalen Brunson: 45 points in 41 minutes on 14-of-27 shooting in a closeout NBA Finals game
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Welcome back Inside the Clubhouse @thescorechicago , where @MLBBruceLevine and I talk Chicago baseball 9-11, today marveling at the red-hot #WhiteSox and wondering if #Cubs can find consistency in Cali.
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On this day in 1991: The Chicago Bulls won the first NBA championship in the teamβs 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the Los Angeles Lakers. chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1β¦
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35 (!) years ago today, the Bulls won their first NBA title.
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Itβs June 11.
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Dustin thinks Craig Counsell could use a few days off for a mental reset like a few of his players have had before.
Meanwhile, @DavidHaugh calls the Cubs "dead."
"At some point in time, you do hold the manager responsible for the collective mentality of a team," Haugh says.
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Jun 10
It's June 9.
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Well done by Gordon Edes for @suntimes_sports.
Jason Benetti, in town to call Cubs, remembers working in 'partnership' with STACEY KING, by @GordonEdes
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Another overlooked Stacey King moment β he played a key role in the Bulls' 4Q comeback from a 15-point deficit in Game 6 of the 1992 Finals that clinched their second consecutive NBA title. Stacey's analysis was spot-on: "[Bobby Hansen] is the hero of the game. He got us going."
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Jun 7
Stacey King was one-of-a-kind as a Bulls TV analyst β absolutely irreplaceable. But he also had his moments as a player β like when he scored 23 points and outplayed Patrick Ewing in a knock-down, drag-out victory over the Knicks at the Stadium in 1991.
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Full story on Stacey King dying at the age of 59 - statements from both Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf ...
Read it ...
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Shocked and heartbroken over this devastating news. Stacey was terrific guy on and off the court. Won 3 rings with the Bulls, had an indelible, unforgettable impact as an analyst. Most of all, Stacey had a zest for life that was as enviable as any of his pursuits. RIP, my friend.
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We are devastated by the passing of 3x NBA Champion and beloved broadcaster Stacey King.
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Spurs vs. Knicks is a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, but this matchup has a 1975 Finals vibe, when the heavily favored Bullets and Elvin Hayes were swept by the Warriors β who had momentum, chemistry and a headstrong star player in Rick Barry who just wouldn't let his team lose.
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This is the part where dad actually starts turning the car around, before the kids in a desperate panic promise to behave β and dad turns back again to head toward the restaurant.
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Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:
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Kudos to Kyle Long on a well-deserved promotion to "The NFL Today." Kyle is one of my all-time favorite Bears β the son of a Hall of Famer who has worked for everything he's gotten, played his ass off, never forgets where he came from and will always be a "Bear for Life."
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Caleb Williams is a video game/cheat code, but before the days of Madden 27, even a video game could not make Williams' spectacular TD pass to Cole Kmet vs. the Rams. "My 100 Favorite Collectibles" continues with No. 96 β Atari Football and arcade games:
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Hollerinβ Hertl!
Tomas Hertl gets the go-ahead goal with 3:24 remaining in regulation. It's 5-4 VGK.
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Rick Adelman played for the Bulls in 1973-74 and 1974-75 before he was traded to the Jazz. RIP.
The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman.
Rick Adelman coached in the NBA for 29 years, serving as a Head Coach for 23 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over his coaching career, Rick won 1,042 games (10th all-time), was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the NBCA Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Coach Adelman also enjoyed an eight-year NBA playing career with the San Diego Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.
Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community. Rick was a husband to Mary Kay for 56 years; father to Kathy, RJ, Laura, David, Caitlin, and Patrick; and a grandfather of twelve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Adelman family during this difficult time.
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