While most people were still fast asleep Tuesday morning, Jimmy Butler was already at the gym preparing for the start of training camp.
Butler woke up at 3:30 a.m. for the Miami Heat's first practice - six-and-a-half hours before the session was scheduled to start.
"Just a little extra work while y'all in your third dream. I like to get it in," Butler said, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.
The four-time NBA All-Star, who signed a four-year, $142-million contract with the Heat this summer, was pleased with how his first practice went.
"Everybody is helping, everybody is talking," he said. "A group full of leaders, and everybody is leading in different ways. They're helping me way more than I can help them at this point in time."
He added: "I like it because everybody has something to say. I'm probably the first one that has something to say. But I'm telling you, we compete. We got some dogs. We want to fight. I know if we can battle against one another, when the time presents itself to battle against an opposing team, it's going to be even easier."
The Heat open the preseason next Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs.
