About Caron Butler
James Caron Butler is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He was the 2002 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year while playing for the Connecticut Huskies. During his 14-year NBA career, Butler played for the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, and Sacramento Kings. He is a two-time NBA All-Star. Butler discovered his love for basketball while at a youth detention center. Miami won just 25 games and missed the playoffs, but Butler excelled. In the first round, the Heat and the New Orleans Hornets battled in a grueling seven-game series in which the home team won every game. The Heat advanced to the play the top-seeded Indiana Pacers, who were heavily favored and won the first two games of the series before Miami responded with two home wins to tie the series at two games apiece.
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