‘Devastated’: NBA saddened by death of Rasual Butler

MIAMI (AP) — The first time Dwyane Wade was supposed to make a public appearance on behalf of the Miami Heat back in 2003, he found himself paralyzed by nervousness.
So Rasual Butler jumped into action, joining his teammate for the event solely to keep him calm.
“That’s who he was,” Wade said. “A great individual that was always there for people when they needed him.”
Tributes like that were offered all over the basketball landscape in honor of Butler, a longt