Jimmy Butler Does Things His Way, Leads Heat Into 2nd Round

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) celebrates after scoring during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks—Butler scored 56 points in Miami on April 24, 2023. Marta Lavandier/AP Photo

MIAMI—Jimmy Butler is different.

Some players hit beaches over All-Star break; Butler went to Argentina to watch tennis and learn about coffee. Some players rest with one day off between games; Butler spent 10 hours flying round-trip to be at Pau Gasol’s Los Angeles Lakers jersey retirement one night and back in Miami for shootaround the next morning.