There also was discussion of the birth of Butler’s daughter and how it forced him to miss his first three games with the Heat, after signing with the team as a free agent in the offseason. “I missed my opening night’s game,” he said. “And so I was caught up like, ‘Oh, man, I really love basketball and I really love my family and I’m about to have a daughter and be a father, what do I do?” That led to a conversation with coach Erik Spoelstra. “And I called Coach Spo,” Butler said, “and he was like, ‘All right, we’ll see you in a couple of days. Go to the hospital.’ It made it easier for me.”