{"id":551877,"date":"2026-01-21T22:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/551877\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:33:22","slug":"cade-cunningham-injury-report-pistons-g-questionable-vs-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/551877\/","title":{"rendered":"Cade Cunningham injury report: Pistons G questionable vs Pelicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/pistons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons<\/a> may be without Cade Cunningham on Wednesday, Jan. 21 in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham (illness) and Caris LeVert (illness) were both listed as questionable ahead of the Pistons&#8217; road game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/new-orleans-pelicans\/3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Orleans Pelicans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> on Wednesday (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit). Cunningham, selected as a 2026 All-Star Game starter on Monday, has missed five games this season, most recently on Jan. 10 with a right wrist contusion.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) cheers on after a play against Boston Celtics during the second half at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6d9f3cea5f4848d833da9c7d2ccd57d7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) cheers on after a play against Boston Celtics during the second half at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">BOSTON PUBLIC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/pistons\/2026\/01\/20\/detroit-pistons-show-off-their-skills-in-gutsy-win-over-boston-celtics\/88261065007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons&#039; gutsy win over Celtics might rank No. 1 in 2025-26;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons&#8217; gutsy win over Celtics might rank No. 1 in 2025-26<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>LeVert, a Michigan alumnus, has missed 10 games due to knee soreness and tendinopathy in his first season with the Pistons.<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons improved to 31-10 Monday following their 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday. At the midway point of the season, they are off to their second-best start in franchise history, behind only the 2005-06 squad that began 36-5.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham was drafted No. 1 overall in 2021 by then-Pistons GM Troy Weaver, who is now an exec for the Pelicans under former Pistons GM Joe Dumars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MUST WATCH:\u00a0Make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-pistons-pulse\/playlists\/podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;The Pistons Pulse&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;The Pistons Pulse&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0your go-to Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-pistons-pulse%2Fid1610177375&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fpistons%2F2025%2F11%2F23%2Fpistons-kevin-burleson-coach%2F87401714007%2F&amp;xcust=story%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fpistons%2F2_u5NBZr2mBlseOMqrJ3FMAFo\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5zYsMLyTnrQW68xALK7Enz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>) ]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Want more Pistons updates?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.adjust.com%2Fl16oabo%3Ffallback%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcm.freep.com%252Fsubscriberguide%252F%2523apps&amp;xcust=story%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fpistons%2F2_u5zoiMZFBmbeiMFYiAOP2JA&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fpistons%2F2025%2F12%2F31%2Fmarcus-sasser-pistons-lakers-game%2F87969199007%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download our free app;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download our free app<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news, alerts, eNewspaper and more.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omarisankofa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@omarisankofa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@omarisankofa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: Pelicans<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Matchup:\u00a0Pistons (31-10) at New Orleans (10-35).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tipoff:\u00a08 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21; Smoothie King Center, New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TV\/radio:\u00a0FanDuel Sports Network Detroit; WWJ-AM (950).<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/pistons\/2026\/01\/21\/cade-cunningham-injury-report-detroit-pistons-g-questionable\/88286498007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cade Cunningham injury report: Detroit Pistons G questionable;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cade Cunningham injury report: Detroit Pistons G questionable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Pistons may be without Cade Cunningham on Wednesday, Jan. 21 in New Orleans. 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