Exactly nine months since they played their last game, the New York Knicks will finally be back on the court on Dec. 11.
The Knicks will have four preseason games before the new season tips off on Dec. 22.
The four-game schedule includes back-to-back road games against the Detroit Pistons (Dec. 11 and Dec. 13) and a pair of home games against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Madison Square Garden Dec. 16 and Dec. 18. Fans will not be permitted to watch the games at the venue.
New head coach Tom Thibodeau will finally have the chance to size up his young Knicks roster.