DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham is expected to miss extended time after suffering a collapsed lung, the team confirmed to 7 News Detroit on Thursday night.
We're told that Cunningham was diagnosed with a left lung pneumothorax, and that he will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Cunningham left in the first quarter of Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards with back spasms.
The two-time All-Star was leading the Pistons in scoring (24.5 points per game) while averaging 5.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from three, and 81.4 percent from the free throw line.
With a 49-19 record entering Thursday, the Pistons are the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference, with Detroit being 3.5 games ahead of second-place Boston in the standings. Detroit is back in action tonight, facing the Wizards in Washington again.
