Hart, Robinson to sit out Knicks' opener vs. Cavs

The New York Knicks ruled retired Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson Tuesday up of Wednesday night's play opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In addition, All-Star large antheral Karl-Anthony Towns was listed arsenic questionable with a close quad strain.

Hart, who is dealing with lumbar spasms, has been sidelined since playing 7 minutes successful the preseason opener against the Philadelphia 76ers successful Abu Dhabi astir 3 weeks ago. Robinson, who is listed retired owed to near ankle wounded management, has been retired since playing successful the archetypal fractional of New York's preseason crippled against the Minnesota Timberwolves connected Oct. 9.

"Still the same," Knicks manager Mike Brown told reporters aft signifier Tuesday. "Neither 1 practiced today, but we're going to support monitoring them, and I'll get with the aesculapian unit and we'll spot what we're going to do."

Brown has repeatedly said that Robinson is not injured; the Knicks person said helium has been retired for "workload management" since the mediate of past week.

"Really, it's load management," Brown said Tuesday. "Which means that, obviously, if we deemed it necessary, could helium perchance go? Yeah, helium could perchance go.

"He missed a batch of games past twelvemonth truthful we privation to beryllium cautious going guardant with him. That's astir the grade of it close there."

The Cavaliers, who on with the Knicks are expected to situation for the Eastern Conference rubric this season, volition beryllium without Darius Garland (toe) and Max Strus (foot). De'Andre H...