The Miami Heat must have entered Tuesday night’s game, the first of two games against the Atlanta Hawks across three days, with a certain level of angst and excitement about the squad. This excitement was probably solely due to one thing and one thing only. Jimmy Butler was about to play his first game as a member of the Miami Heat.
Fresh off a three-game absence to open the season due to the birth of his daughter, Jimmy Butler was in the starting lineup, which sent Tyler Herro back to the bench.