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Detroit Pistons All-Star point guard Cade Cunningham has reportedly "been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time," sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday (March 19).
"Just in: Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time, sources tell ESPN," Charania wrote on his X account.
Cunningham, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, was selected as an NBA All-Star for the second consecutive season and second time in his career in 2026. The former Oklahoma State standout was averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game for the 2025-26 prior to his reported diagnosis.
Cunningham was coming off a season in which he averaged a career-best 26.1 points per game, as well as 9.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds, having been selected to the All-NBA Third Team and ranking seventh in NBA MVP voting, while leading the Pistons to their first playoff appearance since 2019.
Detroit has 14 games remaining on its regular season schedule, which includes Thursday's road game against the Washington Wizards and has already clinched a postseason berth at 49-19, the best record in the Eastern Conference, through 68 games.