Jimmy Butler's farewell to Bulls fans helps to explain why people in Chicago will miss him for more than what he did as a basketball player.
It resembles the feeling that some in the Twin Cities will be expressing about Zach LaVine, who became part of the community for more than playing basketball. LaVine learned sign language when he was in high school and created a special relationship with the Metro Deaf School in St. Paul -- a relationship that went beyond the money he donated so the school could add a kitchen to serve its 100 students.
Here's the story that basketball writer Jerry Zgoda wrote at the time.
Back to Butler. This is what he posted Friday afternoon on Instagram:
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