Pistons superstar Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and will miss an "extended" amount of time, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Thursday.
Cunningham, 24, is in the midst of a career year in Detroit. He's led the Pistons to the top record in the East throughout the year while averaging 24.5 points, 9.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game; as a result Cunningham is on the short list of MVP candidates and seemed a lock to earn his second straight All-NBA nomination.
On Tuesday night he left his team's win over the Wizards in the first quarter with what Detroit called "back spasms.
The Pistons have 14 games remaining on their schedule and own a 3 1/2 game lead over the Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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