Cleveland Cavaliers starting forward De'Andre Hunter has been officially listed as questionable for the team's season opener against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said after Tuesday's practice that Hunter could do 3-on-3 practice for Cleveland, who didn't do much on a travel day before the first game of the year.

“He looked pretty good,” Atkinson said. “Let's see what the returns are on that. But he looked good in the 3-on-3.”

It appears that a seemingly routine defensive collision has become a nuisance for Hunter and the Cavs , who could now be down three key rotational players to start their 2025-26 NBA campaign.

“It was a knee-to-knee in that Detroit game,” Atkinson explained. “Just banged knees. So it's a contusion we're labeling it. A pret

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