Getty Cade Cunningham waits on the court during a timeout.
Several MVP-caliber players suffered notable injuries in the NBA in 2025-2026. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham was one of them.
As a result, Cunningham and a handful of other stars have come close to losing out on end-of-year awards, due to falling under the 65-game minimum.
A collapsed lung sidelined Cunningham for several weeks. He managed to get back on the court for the Pistons’ 137-111 beatdown over the Milwaukee Bucks on April 8.
Cunningham shot 6-11 from the field to score 13 points. He landed
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