Whiteside will come off the bench Saturday against the Wizards, the Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser reports.

EDGE Analysis

He served a one-game suspension in the Heat's last game, but the team apparently wanted to further reprimand Whiteside, by temporarily taking away his starting role. Amar'e Stoudemire will start at center, and it remains to be seen how many minutes Whiteside sees off the bench.