As news of former NBA journeyman, Rasual Butler’s death reverberated throughout the league; the tragic loss hit home for the Golden State Warriors Thursday afternoon.
Most notably, Warriors forward David West.
“He was like a sage in my ear,” West said of Butler, who was killed in a car accident Wednesday morning along with his wife, Leah. he kept up with me.”
West, who played with Butler from 2005 to 2009 as a member of the New Orleans Hornets and again during the 2013-14 season when the two played for the Indiana Pacers, credited Butler as a calming influence.