Karl-Anthony Towns Will Play in Knicks' Season Opener vs. Cavs

This story previously reported that Karl-Anthony Towns would miss Wednesday's game, but he has since been activated to play in the season opener.

The Knicks are already going to open the 2025-26 season without guard Josh Hart and center Mitchell Robinson on Wednesday night vs. the Cavaliers, but Karl-Anthony Towns will compete in the season opener despite reports earlier in the day saying that he was set to miss the contest. He ended up being a game-time decision.

New York listed him as "doubtful" for the game earlier on Wednesday, but an hour later, he returned to being questionable.

Towns is dealing with a quad strain that has marked him as questionable for the contest all week. But, as of now, he won't miss any time.

New York's projected lineup for Tuesday is now Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Towns.

Towns is entering his second season with the Knicks. Last season, he averaged 24.4 points, 12.8 rebounds (a career-high for him) and 3.1 assists per game. He earned his fifth career All-Star bid thanks to his performance.

Towns will do pretty much anything to play, though. During the playoffs this past season, KAT suffered a knee contusion, but still played in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Pacers. Even though New York was eliminated from the playoffs, he thought it was worth it to compete for his team.

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