On Thursday, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that Detroit Pistons star point guard Cade Cunningham would miss extended time due to a collapsed lung.
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Star guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and will be reevaluated in two weeks, the Pistons announced. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported earlier that the All-Star guard is expected to miss an extended period.
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Detroit Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time, ESPN reported Thursday.
In the Pistons’ win over the Wizards, Jalen Duren put the league on notice and reminded everyone that Detroit has more than one threat. In the absence of Cade Cunningham, he absolutely demolished Washington, dropping a season-high 36-point double-double.
The Detroit Pistons will look to defeat the Wizards for the second time in three nights on Thursday when the teams reconvene in Washington, D.C. The Pistons handed the woeful Wizards their 13th straight loss with a 130-117 decision Tuesday night.
The Detroit Pistons were able to outlast the Washington Wizards, winning 130-117 on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. While Pistons star Cade Cunningham
Jalen Duren is headed into restricted free agency this offseason after negotiations fell through before the start of this NBA season. Duren could be set to earn the maximum amount of money Detroit can offer him.
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart will be sidelined for at least a week with a Grade 1 left calf strain, the team confirmed Tuesday. Stewart, 24, sustained the injury during last Friday in a win against the Memphis Grizzlies and did not play Sunday in a loss to the Toronto Raptors.
The Pistons will be without Isaiah Stewart for the foreseeable future. Stewart has been ruled out indefinitely with a left calf strain, according to Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press.