{"id":5348,"date":"2026-03-19T18:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/cade-cunningham-to-miss-several-weeks-with-mild-collapse-lung\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:44:50","slug":"cade-cunningham-to-miss-several-weeks-with-mild-collapse-lung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/cade-cunningham-to-miss-several-weeks-with-mild-collapse-lung\/","title":{"rendered":"Cade Cunningham To Miss Several Weeks With Mild Collapse Lung"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham will be sidelined for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48248405\/sources-pistons-cade-cunningham-collapsed-lung\"> ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania,<\/a> Cunningham has been\u00a0diagnosed with a collapsed lung and will miss an extended period of time.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Pistons announced that \u201cCunningham has a left lung pneumothorax and will be reevaluated in two weeks.\u201d He stands to miss at least eight games.<\/p>\n<p>The injury appeared to happen after he dove for a loose ball and collided with Wizards guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5238230\/tre-johnson\">Tre Johnson<\/a> with 7:44 left in the first quarter. He checked out 1:04 later after not being able to overcome the discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"http:\/\/nba.com\/\">NBA.com<\/a>, \u201cPistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff is expected to address Cunningham\u2019s injury before tonight\u2019s game in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JIHABIIOY5\">pic.twitter.com\/JIHABIIOY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2034619856423649708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cunningham-is-having-an-mvp-caliber-season\">CUNNINGHAM IS HAVING AN MVP-CALIBER SEASON<\/h2>\n<p>This season, Cunningham has solidified his status as a cornerstone of the Pistons, averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists, and 5.6 rebounds per game. He\u2019s earned back-to-back NBA All-Star selections in 2025 and 2026 and an All-NBA Third Team honor in 2025. Since being drafted first overall in 2021, he has become one of the league\u2019s elite playmakers. He led the NBA in total assists during the 2025\u201326 season and recently surpassed Tayshaun Prince to move into 9th place on the Pistons\u2019 all-time assists leaderboard. His individual brilliance is matched by his impact on winning; he has been a central figure in Detroit\u2019s dramatic turnaround, leading the team to the top of the Eastern Conference in 2026 while firmly entering the MVP conversation before his injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham has played in 61 games this season. A player must appear in 65 games to qualify for major postseason awards such as the Kia MVP and the All-NBA teams.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Pistons are 49-19 and have a 3.5-game lead over the Boston Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Also, the Pistons have 14 games left.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium?! Tank vs Tyrese Verzuz &#038; Afroman Trial Breakdown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0UrYn35EWH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham will be sidelined for several weeks. 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