Richards won't start Friday's preseason game against the Magic, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Richards will slide to the second unit after starting Miami's past two games. The Heat will go with a starting five of Davion Mitchell, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Bobby Portis and Nikola Jovic in the absences of Giannis Antetokounmpo (rest) and Bam Adebayo (groin).