{"id":669825,"date":"2026-03-21T01:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669825\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T01:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:20:24","slug":"pistons-cade-cunningham-remains-positive-after-collapsed-lung-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669825\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons\u2019 Cade Cunningham remains positive after collapsed lung injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nba\/cade-cunningham-diagnosed-with-collapsed-lung-what-does-it-mean-how-does-it-happen-and-how-long-will-pistons-star-be-out\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham deals with a collapsed lung<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nba\/why-are-cade-cunningham-and-stephen-curry-not-playing-tonight-mar-20-in-pistons-vs-warriors-at-little-caesars-arena\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">appearing on the injury report as out for the game against the Golden State Warriors<\/a> and also for future NBA games. On Friday morning, Cade Cunningham took to Instagram, where he sent a message to everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cAppreciate everybody reaching out,\u201d Cunningham said, adding a prayer emoji. \u201cEverything happens for a reason. God\u2019s timing never misses. Staying present and taking it day by day. The gets greater later.\u201d It was a delicate moment, especially for Cunningham, who was having what was likely his best season.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">After the injury was announced, the NBA world expressed concern and sent prayers to Cunningham, who earned a second All-Star nod amid a strong season for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/detroit-pistons\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pistons<\/a>. Many also called out the NBA\u2019s 65-game rule for end of season award eligibility, including MVP and All-NBA Team selections, as it could limit opportunities for players who deserve recognition despite absences.<\/p>\n<p>How long will Cunningham be out?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The injury kept Cunningham out of game action for at least two weeks, the Pistons announced in a statement Thursday. \u201cAfter further testing, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a left lung pneumothorax. Cunningham exited Tuesday\u2019s game vs. the Wizards in the first quarter. He will be re evaluated in two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cade-Cunningham-2-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Cade Cunningham\" class=\"h-auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mt-5 text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-normal\">Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham\u2019s season<a title=\"Warriors receive positive news about Jimmy Butler\u2019s ACL injury update as he reveals how he\u2019s been feeling\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nba\/warriors-receive-positive-news-about-jimmy-butlers-acl-injury-update-after-he-reveals-how-he-has-been-feeling\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jimmy-butler-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Warriors receive positive news about Jimmy Butler\u2019s ACL injury update as he reveals how he\u2019s been feeling\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Warriors receive positive news about Jimmy Butler\u2019s ACL injury update as he reveals how he\u2019s been feeling<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/cade-cunningham\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cunningham<\/a> had played 61 games to date, and he would fall four games short of qualifying for end of season NBA awards if he missed the remainder of the regular season.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">In 61 appearances this season, Cade Cunningham averaged 24.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists, and 1.5 steals per game for the Pistons while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"break-word\">Entering March 20th, the Detroit Pistons had the best record in the Eastern Conference at 50-19. They sat just five games back of the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best overall record in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA<\/a>, and Cade Cunningham had been receiving serious MVP consideration with his team\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham deals with a collapsed lung, appearing on the injury report as out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3773],"tags":[7,909,296,188,3860,6,297],"class_list":{"0":"post-669825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-pistons","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cade-cunningham","10":"tag-detroit","11":"tag-detroit-pistons","12":"tag-detroitpistons","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-pistons"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116264542304579602","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}