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Meet Ariel Hukporti, the Knicks’ unknown center starting due to injury

The New York Knicks open their season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET, though they'll be without both Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart.

Hart is dealing with back spasms, while Robinson will sit out the regular-season opener due to left ankle injury management. With the team's starting center sidelined, 2024 second-round pick Ariel Hukporti is expected to get the starting nod, according to Ian Begley of SportsNet New York .

Hukporti is projected to join Karl-Anthony Towns — who is expected to play through a strained right quad — in the frontcourt, matching up against Cleveland's talented pairing of bigs in Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

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