The New York Knicks will begin the regular season shorthanded against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic , Mitchell Robinson (load management) and Josh Hart (back) will both be out Wednesday night for the season opener.

Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart to miss season opener

Robinson has not played in over two weeks as they manage his surgically repaired left ankle. He did not practice for most of the past week, being limited to individual work only.

Hart, meanwhile, has been dealing with a tricky back injury that he suffered during the preseason opener in Abu Dhabi against the Philadelphia 76ers. He has been running and doing on-court work, but no scrimmages, per SNY’s Ian Begley .

While neither injury appears to be long-term, missing them for the

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