In yet another brutal twist for the New York Knicks, a quad strain is expected to sideline Karl-Anthony Towns for the team’s regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He won’t be alone on the did-not-play list, either.
Josh Hart (back) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle management) are both on the shelf as well. This (likely) leaves the Knicks without two starters, and three of their seven best players to begin the season.
That is, er, not ideal. And while New York needn’t overly concern itself with a single shorthanded matchup against the Cavs in October, these updates are not without big-picture ramifications.