It’s opening night for the New York Knicks, but they’ll already be using understudies. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, New York will go without both Josh Hart and M

NBA expert Ian Begley talked about Mitchell Robinson's future in the league ahead with the New York Knicks' core.

The New York Knicks will be without two key players for their regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

In video from SNY, Knicks head coach Mike Brown admitted that "workload management" has put center Mitchell Robinson's status for this week's season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a bit of a holding pattern. Robinson sat out of each of the last two Knicks preseason games after starting the first three.

Center Mitchell Robinson figures to be a key piece for head coach Mike Brown's Knicks, and the team has put protocols in place to manage the big man's minutes in 2026.

Mitchell Robinson is eligible to sign an extension with the New York Knicks, but there are two major reasons why one is unlikely to happen soon.

Brown, a two-time NBA Head Coach of the Year, revealed injury updates about center Mitchell Robinson, forward OG Anunoby (ankle), guard Josh Hart (back), and forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns (quad) ahead of New York’s preseason finale against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, via SNY reporter Ian Begley.