NEW YORK — The Cleveland Cavaliers tip off their season Wednesday evening inside Madison Square Garden as they take on the New York Knicks in their season opener. However, they won't have swingman De'Andre Hunter on the court for them.

Hunter entered Wednesday listed as questionable for the game after sustaining a right knee contusion in the final preseason game against the Detroit Pistons. Hunter had been working through the injury leading up to the first regular-season game of the year, participating in a three-on-three team activity on Tuesday, according to head coach Kenny Atkinson.

"We didn't do much today, so he played three-on-three, but the group looked pretty good. Let's see what the returns are on that, but he looked good in the three-on-three," Atkinson said.

The Cavs wanted

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