From swingman to the pitchman

Butler sings and dances to Hall & Oates in Michelob beer commercial

Miami Heat All-Star forward Jimmy Butler wants you to drink Michelob ULTRA.

More to the point, the NBA does, announcing it Thursday as the league’s new official beer partner, with Butler front and center as song-and-dance man in the partnership’s first commercial pitch.

In the television spot that debuts Friday, Butler, according to the NBA’s release, “is seen at home excitedly packing for the NBA Restart in Orlando. He joyfully gathers his belongings while singing and dancing his heart out to the classic song ‘You Make My Dream (Come True)’ by Hall & Oates.”

Butler seemed more than up for the moment.

“While singing in ULTRA’s new commercial was fun and showed a more joyful side of me, I must admit that I’m excited to bring that same spirit back to my day job,” Butler said in a statement.

“I look forward to returning to the court and am elated for the opportunity to virtually reconnect with NBA fans. It is their energy that brings the excitement to the game and makes it all worthwhile.”

The Heat opened play in the NBA’s quarantine setting with a 104-98 scrimmage exhibition victory Wednesday night over the Sacramento Kings at the Wide World of Sports complex.

Butler, playing only the first half, closed with nine points, three rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes, with the Heat outscoring the Kings by

20 when he was on the court.

“It was just great to go up against somebody else that wasn’t wearing a Heat jersey,” Butler said, with the scrimmage following

12 days of Heat practices at Disney. “I think we’re excited to continually get better, take this thing one day at a time.”

The Heat next play Saturday, in an exhibition against the Utah Jazz, with the resumption of their regular-season schedule opening on Aug.

1, with a seeding game against the Denver Nuggets.

NICK WASS/AP Jimmy Butler was featured in a commercial with the NBA’s new beer partner, Michelob, that debuts Friday.