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Injury-Plagued Knicks and Cavs Kick Off 2025-26 NBA Season in Nail-Biter
22 Oct
Summary
- Knicks and Cavaliers face off in season opener on October 22, 2025
- Both teams dealing with significant injury concerns to key players
- Knicks aim to leverage home-court advantage for narrow victory
The 2025-26 NBA season is set to begin on October 22, 2025, with a highly anticipated matchup between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks, who finished the previous regular season as the 3rd seed, will host the Cavaliers, who were the top seed at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Both teams, however, are dealing with significant injury concerns to their rosters. The Knicks will be without key players like Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, and Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Cavaliers are also expected to travel without stars like Darius Garland and possibly De'Andre Hunter. Despite these challenges, the Knicks will look to leverage their home-court advantage at Madison Square Garden to secure a narrow victory in this season opener.
The game is set to tip off at 7 pm ET and will be available for streaming on NBC and Peacock. Fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the new NBA season, and this matchup between the Knicks and Cavaliers is sure to be a thrilling start to the 2025-26 campaign.
