Cade Cunningham was subbed out with 6:21 in the second quarter and never returned for the Detroit Pistons in their game against the Denver Nuggets. At halftime, the team announced Cade Cunningham was out for the rest of the game with a left knee strain.
Things seemed a bit off for Cunningham in his limited minutes against the Nuggets, but there was no obvious sign he was laboring. He hit his first shot, a 3-pointer at the top of the key, but missed his next five. He couldn’t do any damage in the lane, which has been a strength for him lately, and even the mid-range shots he can get to easily against pretty much any defender were either unavailable or easily contested.