Butler’s interests are wildly diverse. …

Butler’s interests are wildly diverse. He loves wine and wants to own a vineyard. He can speak as eloquently on European soccer as he might about most NBA teams. He’s ultra-competitive in everything from dominoes (“they’re how I learned to count,” he said) to tennis to obviously basketball. The Heat currently lead the Eastern Conference, poised to go into next month’s playoffs as a No. 1 seed. All the so-called extra things in Butler’s life make his basketball better, he insists.