{"id":283577,"date":"2025-11-14T23:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/283577\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:54:09","slug":"is-cade-cunningham-playing-tonight-for-pistons-vs-76ers-in-nba-cup-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/283577\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cade Cunningham playing tonight for Pistons vs. 76ers in NBA Cup matchup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seeded Detroit Pistons<\/a> (10-2) are heading into a tough matchup against the East’s No. 3 seeded Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (7-4) and their 32.1-point scorer Tyrese Maxey on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Pistons were hit with an unsettling bit of news prior to their faceoff, as the availability of their early-season MVP candidate Cade Cunningham was called into question.<\/p>\n

According to an update from the team’s X\/Twitter account<\/a>, Cunningham’s status appears to be up for interpretation as he continues to recover from a left hip contusion.<\/p>\n

Detroit labeled the 6-foot-6 floor general and 2025 All-Star as questionable for the highly anticipated battle against Philadelphia, a contest that could prove to be a massive momentum-shifter for either side.<\/p>\n

Cunningham has risen to the No. 6 spot the NBA’s MVP ladder<\/a> due to exemplary individual play combined with the Pistons’ recent team success.<\/p>\n

If Detroit is tasked with fending off Maxey and stellar rookie guard VJ Edgecombe with their leader sidelined with a hip injury, the team will have to rely heavily upon their improving 21-year-old center Jalen Duren for an added offensive spark. That is, if he also suits up for the contest and bypasses his own questionable tag (right ankle sprain).<\/p>\n

Through 11 appearances in 2025-26, Cunningham has posted incredible box score figures of 27.5 points, 9.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals on a 53.8% true shooting percentage.<\/p>\n

If Duren is unavailable, the Pistons could lean on their sixth-year center Paul Reed, as the 6-foot-9 frontcourt force is coming off of a statement performance in a 124-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls<\/a> on Wednesday, when he contributed 28 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals in 31 minutes of action.<\/p>\n

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