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Rasual Butler

Born:   May 23, 1979
Place of Birth:  Philadelphia, PA
Death:  January 31, 2018
Zodiac Sign:  Gemini

Rasual Butler is a shooting guard who made his NBA debut in 2002 for the Miami Heat. After three years in Miami, he played for the New Orleans Hornets from 2005 to 2009. In 2015, he joined the San Antonio Spurs. He also briefly played for the Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards.

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He attended La Salle University, where he became the school's sixth basketball player to eclipse 2,000 career points.

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In 2005, he was traded from the Heat to the New Orleans Hornets, as part of the largest trade in NBA history.

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He and his wife Leah LaBelle tragically died in a car accident in January 2018. Source.

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