MIAMI – It is a season that started with Jimmy Butler setting the clock.
You either were on the court during training camp at 3:30 a.m. alongside the Miami Heat's newest leading man or you risked being viewed as some type of laggard.
So alongside rolled Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Meyers Leonard, just as others did at AmericanAirlines Arena back before camp opened.
But now that the clock has stopped on the NBA season, during this shutdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, even Butler is beginning to wonder about the rush to roll.
"We work out early, though, man, we're up early, we're early," he said of his current routine during an appearance on a "What's In Your Glass" Instagram chat on a split screen with another veteran player, Carmelo Anthony. "But it's crazy, though, because I normally do it so I can have the rest of my day [free]. But I can't … so I just stay in the house for the rest of the day.
"So I might as well just work out at a later time."
And, indeed, amid the current social distancing, there are Heat conditioning sessions at midday shared on the Zoom video-conference app with conditioning coach Eric Foran.
Otherwise, Butler said he is like many — staying safe, and very much on a routine.