Detroit Pistons Star Cade Cunningham To Miss Extended Time With Collapsed Lung

All-Star defender Cade Cunningham of nan Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed lung and is expected to miss astatine slightest 2 weeks and perchance more, a personification pinch knowledge of nan business told nan Associated Press connected Thursday.

The nonstop timeline for a return to play is still unknown, nan personification said.

The regular play ends successful little than 4 weeks. The Pistons – who listed Cunningham arsenic retired for Thursday’s crippled successful Washington pinch a backmost contusion – wouldn’t commencement their playoff tally until 18 aliases 19 April.

ESPN first reported nan specifications of nan injury.

Cunningham was wounded successful Tuesday’s triumph complete Washington, leaving midway done nan opening 4th pinch backmost spasms. He dove for a loose shot and collided into Wizards defender Tre Johnson, past seemed to beryllium laboring until he checked retired a infinitesimal later later.

Cunningham is averaging 24.5 points and 9.9 assists for nan Pistons, who are connected gait for their champion play successful astir 2 decades.

Detroit entered Thursday 49-19, three and a half games up of Boston for nan apical spot successful nan East pinch 14 games remaining. Cunningham has played successful 61 games this season, truthful an extended absence could besides mean he doesn’t scope nan 65-game period for eligibility for awards for illustration nan All-NBA team.