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Is there anything you could share with us that maybe we don't know about Kobe Bryant? Caron Butler: I mean, so many stories have been told since the tragedy, but I would say that everything that you probably heard, it was almost like a facade, like it was something that he created. And then away from the game of basketball, he was this totally different person. We get excited about October 31st cuz it was the chance where you get to play these characters and put on your mask and your costume and go out there and just you can be a serial killer, you can be a clown, you can be whatever you want to be. And I think he used this platform of entertainment to dominate and be the best at he possibly can be. He was chasing ghosts in this space, Michael Jordan and the list goes on, but I just think that he was vilified because he did that. But, away from the sport, away from the game, man, he was just like your ordinary dude. He pumped his gas, he liked ribs, he was just like a chill dude.
Run It Back: Caron Butler says Pat Riley has a plan for the Miami Heat this offseason 👀 "Anything is in the air. ... He has a plan in mind and he's gonna execute it."
Now the hope is the same for his son, nicknamed Sky Khi, who measured in with a 35.5-inch max vertical and 30.5-inch no-step vertical at the G League combine in Chicago last week. Like father like son has been a Heat door of opportunity for years. Among those who have received. Heat tryouts over the years or have been given opportunities with the Heat’s G League affiliate have been Trey Mourning, the son of former Heat center and current team executive Alonzo Mourning; Anthony Mason Jr., the son of late former Heat forward Anthony Mason; Juwan Howard Jr., the son of former Heat forward and assistant coach Juwan Howard; and James Caron Butler, the son of current Heat assistant coach Caron Butler.
John Henson: Giannis Antetokounmpo was a three-point corner shooter his rookie year he was in the corner shooting threes. He's like, you know, attacking, he'll attack when he gets a chance out. But he was like in the corner, like he was a corner guy. That's crazy. And you know, they put him in the position. We had Caron Butler at the time too playing and we weren't looking good and they shifted. They said’ we're going to start the young fella and let him go.’
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Tim Reynolds: Amen Thompson threw Tyler Herro to the floor, Terry Rozier ended up atop Amen Thompson, Caron Butler got involved, Tyler Herro seems very happy. Heat bench getting things thrown at it. @Jonathan_Feigen retires and one game later all hell breaks loose.
A former NBA all-star and champion is digging deep into his personal life stories in a new book out now. It's called Clutch Time and Caron Butler is teaming up once again with acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds for their Shot Clock series of fictional books about KO, a budding AAU basketball star as he attempts to find redemption on the court and reconnection with his incarcerated father.
Heat assistant coach Butler feels like it's a crime that Adebayo hasn't won the award yet. The assistant coach praised the big man for the solid defense he provides for his team. He recognized that opposing players have a difficult time going up against Bam and tend to use up more energy to get past him. “When you talk about versatility, when you talk about two-way defender, I mean it's a crime that [Bam Adebayo] hasn't won Defensive Player of the Year,” Butler said on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
Bisaccio, 34, spent last season as a Heat player development coach and has spent the past three weeks as the Heat’s summer league head coach. “I’ve been a part of a variety of different coaches and different summer leagues — Dan Craig, Juwan Howard, Chris Quinn, Malik Allen and most recently Caron Butler,” said Bisaccio, who was also recently named the head coach of the Heat’s G League affiliate. “All of these guys, I’ve had the opportunity to learn and grow from and really see how they handle their day to day. “They’re tasking me with being able to give a lot of these players their first introduction to the Miami Heat organization, the Miami Heat culture and that’s something I do not take lightly. I’m honored every day to be able to have this opportunity.”
Dwyane Wade of course won three championships with the franchise over the course of his Hall of Fame career, but recently, he stopped by good friend Carmel0 Anthony’s 7PM In Brooklyn podcast to break down why the most enjoyable season of his career was actually the first. “My rookie year, there wasn’t any expectations,” said Wade, via 7pm In Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony on YouTube. “We were just hooping, we were terrible. We started 0 – 7, we were terrible. So roll the ball out, let’s just go have fun, right. You’re making a name for yourself, you’re living your dream out for the first time, the road trips are new, going to these hotels was exciting. The first year for me was the funnest year I played in the NBA, then I got Shaq in my second year and it became business. Quickly, you got to win now, it changed everything for me. I didn’t get five years to be a young guy, I had to get right to it, right away. So my first year when it was Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant, Eddie Jones, and we made a run and being in the playoffs and all that, we were just out here having fun.”
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McCollum was one of five finalists for the award, along with Miami Heat assistant coach Caron Butler, Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. The finalists were chosen by a committee of PBWA members from nominees submitted by NBA teams. The winner was determined by a vote of the entire PBWA, which is composed of more than 200 writers and editors who cover the NBA regularly for newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.
The latest example is the Skyforce’s addition of CJ Butler, son of Heat assistant coach and and former Heat forward Caron Butler. CJ Butler, a 6-foot-5 guard, went undrafted out of UC Irvine last June and then attended training camp with the Skyforce. He appeared in 117 games, making 42 starts, at UC Irvine and averaged 4.0 points on .467 percent shooting, 1.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals in 14.4 minutes a game from 2018 to 2023.