This is the worst news of the day just ahead of Michou’s tenure on the left flank of the French streamers team: Cade Cunningham, removed from the Pistons group for a big week, might suffer from a fracture of shin stress. (Very) hard blow for Detroit.
The Pistons (3-14) didn’t really need that to tank. According to Shams Charania of The AthleticCade Cunningham “fears” to suffer a stress fracture in the tibia and will be unavailable indefinitely. The player and his franchise are still hesitating between a rest or a pass on the pool table. It’s crap. According to information from NBA injury analyst Jeff Stotts, the average downtime for post-surgery shin stress injuries is… 61 games.
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Do we understand correctly?
A lot of quotation marks, the use of the conditional, nothing certain, the next few hours will be decisive. But yes, the fate of Cade Cunningham’s season might already be sealed. Only 12 games played by the 1st choice of the 2021 Draft, for averages of 19.9 points at 42% shooting including 28% from the parking lot, 6.2 rebounds and 6 assists. Not the most perfect of the beginnings of exercise, and a blow of immense freak while Cade had to confirm his beautiful end to the rookie season. He is only 21 years old and his qualities are certain: on this side no problem. But stress injuries are real setbacks from which we must learn a lot of lessons. Only thinning in the clouds – which it is impossible for us not to underline – Killian Hayes will continue to be assigned on the next outings of Detroit. Last night, the French leader slammed 18 points 4/6 from the parking lot and 9 assists. As long as you get comforted by life, you might as well enjoy it (a little bit).
Cade Cunningham nearly dropped a triple-double in his duel with Trae Young!
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