Rasual Butler

Rasual Butler

Butler in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1979-05-23)May 23, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 31, 2018(2018-01-31) (aged 38) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	La Salle (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	2002–2016
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	45, 9, 8, 18
Career history
2002–2005	Miami Heat
2005–2009	New Orleans Hornets[a]
2009–2011	Los Angeles Clippers
2011	Chicago Bulls
2011–2012	Toronto Raptors
2012–2013	Tulsa 66ers
2013–2014	Indiana Pacers
2014–2015	Washington Wizards
2015–2016	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year (2013) 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2001, 2002) Third-team Parade All-American (1998)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Rasual Butler (born Felix Rasual Cheeseborough;^[1] May 23, 1979 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. In his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs. Butler was born in Philadelphia, and raised in the Point Breeze area of South Philadelphia. After playing college basketball with the La Salle Explorers, he was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Heat. On January 31, 2018, Butler was behind the wheel when he and his girlfriend, Leah LaBelle, died in a single vehicle car crash in Los Angeles.

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