Last year, the Miami Heat player showed up to media day in what he decided to call his “emo” look, as he wore his hair straightened with black nail polish and various piercings on his nose, eyebrows, and lips. It was assumed the new persona was a prank, as the forward was overheard telling himself to not “break character.”

NBA media day is, for the most part, a relatively quiet affair. Everyone talks, but few say or do much of note. We hear about how everyone is in the best shape of their life, how well their offseason went and how excited they are for what's to come.

The first game on the Miami Heat schedule was a long-awaited one Monday involving team president Pat Riley’s fired shots and veteran Jimmy Butler’s considered reaction. Butler, just as he should, took it all off the schedule.