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Cade Cunningham's Final Injury Status for Spurs-Pistons

The Detroit Pistons have announced Cade Cunningham's final status against the San Antonio Spurs

Matt Guzman

Mar 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) runs back up the court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center.
Mar 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) runs back up the court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center. / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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SAN ANTONIO — With a three-game win streak on the line, the San Antonio Spurs just caught a lucky break.

Tuesday night in Detroit, the Detroit Pistons will be without star point guard Cade Cunningham, who was ruled OUT with a left calf contusion. He'll miss his second straight game.

This season, Cunningham has averaged 25.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 9.2 assists a game for Detroit, spearheading its push toward a guaranteed playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The 23-year-old earned his first NBA All-Star distinction in February.

For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox will once again sit with deep vein thrombosis and left pinkie ligament damage, respectively. They're joined by Riley Minix, David Duke Jr. and Harrison Ingram, as well as Charles Bassey. Stephon Castle is AVAILABLE.

The Pistons currently hold the No. 6 seed in the East while San Antonio sits at No. 13 in the West, though the latter is riding a three-game win streak for the first time since Nov. 23, 2024.

Cunningham has still only faced the Spurs one time in his career, which came on Feb. 21 in Austin, Texas. That night, the point guard tallied 25 points and 12 assists in what ended up becoming a road blowout for the Pistons.

Without him, San Antonio still faces a tall task. Perhaps that's where momentum comes in.

Tipoff between the Spurs and Pistons from Little Caesars Arena is set for 7 p.m. EST.

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Matt Guzman
MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.

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