Pistons Guard Cade Cunningham Has Collapsed Lung
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Detroit Pistons superstar guard Cade Cunningham will miss at least two weeks due to a mild left lung pneumothorax, the team announced on Thursday. Because of that, Cunningham's All-NBA first team hopes are in jeopardy because he might not play the minimum of 65 games required to be eligible for the end-of-season individual awards.
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