Cade upgraded to doubtful

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The latest Pistons injury report suggests that franchise player Cade Cunningham will return before the end of the regular season.

Cunningham has been upgraded to doubtful for tonight’s game at Orlando, according to The Athletic’s Hunter Patterson (Twitter link). The team had issued an update on Thursday stating that Cunningham would be reevaluated in one week but it appears that timeline has accelerated.

Cunningham has been sidelined since March 17, when he suffered a collapsed lung while diving for the ball against Washington. Officially diagnosed as a left lung pneumothorax, the injury prevented Cunningham from receiving consideration for postseason awards. He has appeared in 61 games but only played five minutes against the Wizards. He would need to play in five more games for eligibility and the Pistons, who have already sewn up the top seed in the East, only have four games left.

However, getting Cunningham some playing time before the regular season ends should prove beneficial when the Pistons begin their postseason run. While it’s unlikely he’ll play today, it appears that he should be back in action by the Pistons’ final regular-season game on Sunday.

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Agreed.

This is really good news.

Even if he plays 10 minutes in one game, it’s still good to get him back in a game environment. It’s actually a good thing that we get to play four meaningless games to end the regular season this time.

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Jenkins has played well enough that the Pistons probably won’t need Cade to play his usual 30+ minutes per game in the first round either.

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I say give him 7 minutes in the first half and 8 minutes in the second half 15 overall minutes but it could be split up with whatever way gets him in the flow but not overdoing it with 30 minutes

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