Rasual Butler (May 23, 1979 - January 31, 2018) is an American professional basketball player. In the 14-year career of the National Basketball Association (NBA), he plays for the Miami Heat, the New Orleans Hornets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Chicago Bulls, the Toronto Raptors, the Indiana Pacers, the Washington Wizards and the San Antonio Spurs. He was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in the Point Breeze area in South Philadelphia. After playing basketball at La Salle, he was recruited in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Heat.
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College career
Rasual Butler played his college career with La Salle Explorers. He became the sixth Explorer to score over 2,000 points, and by the time he entered the La Salle University Hall of Athletes, he was ranked fourth among all-time scorers of Explorer (2,125). He was named for First Team All-Atlantic 10 (2001, 2002) and was selected to the men's All-Tournament All-Tournament team of Verizon Atlantic 10 in 2002. He was inducted into La Salle Hall of Athletes in 2008.
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Professional career
Butler was chosen by the Miami Heat, choosing 53 of the 2002 NBA draft. After three seasons, he traded to the New Orleans Hornets as part of the biggest trade in NBA history. The four-team trade involved the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and Utah Jazz, and featured 13 players, notably Eddie Jones, Antoine Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey.
His outer shooting was considered his greatest strength, shooting 36 percent during his career and even 46 percent (50 total) during the 2003-04 season from behind a three-point line. His career total was 134 three-point shots (37 percent) during the 2006-07 NBA season.
During the 2007-08 regular season (still with the New Orleans Hornets), he averaged 17 minutes of action, 4.9 points, and 2 rebounds per game while most came off the bench.
On August 12, 2009, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Butler by trading the second round of conditional draft options. He was released by the Clippers on February 28, 2011, and signed with the Chicago Bulls on March 3, 2011.
In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with CB Gran Canaria. However, he never appeared in court.
On December 10, 2011 Butler signed a new contract with the Toronto Raptors. He was released by the Raptors on March 23, 2012. He averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 13 minutes in action in 34 games.
On January 18, 2013, Butler joined the Tulsa 66ers from the NBA Development League. He was later named the 2013 Impact of the Year player awarded to players who joined the NBA D-League team in mid-season and made the biggest contribution after the season's acquisition.
On September 27, 2013, he signed a contract with Indiana Pacers. He averaged 2.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 50 games.
On September 29, 2014, he signed a contract with the Washington Wizards. After an impressive preseason and broken wrist suffered by Bradley Beal, Butler made the final team before the start of the 2014-15 season. In six regular season games, he is the strength of the bench as he cemented the role under coach Randy Wittman.
On September 28, 2015, Butler signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. On March 9, 2016, he was released by Spurs. He averaged 2.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 9.4 minutes in 46 games.
On September 26, 2016, Butler signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was released on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games.
Big3 Careers
In 2017, Butler was signed by the Ball Hogs to play in BIG3. During the season, he traded to Power.
Personal life
Butler membintangi video musik Trina "Here We Go".
Butler is a close friend of fellow NBA player Lamar Odom and is seen in the episode of his TV show KhloÃÆ'Â © & amp; Lamar .
Death
On January 31, 2018, Butler and his wife, singer Leah LaBelle, died instantly in a car accident in Studio City, California, after he lost control of his Range Rover at high speed on Ventura Boulevard and crashed into a mall parking lot. Their bodies were cremated and Rasual ashes were given to his adult daughter, Raven. The autopsy report shows that Butler has methamphetamine, oxycodone, marijuana and a blood alcohol content of 0.118 in the system.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
References
External links
- Career and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
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