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Will Detroit Pistons Play Cade Cunningham vs Kings?

Cade Cunningham's playing status looks positive for the Pistons-Kings Matchup.
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Mar 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) brings the ball up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) brings the ball up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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Lately, the NBA All-Star Cade Cunningham has been dealing with injury concerns. For a two-week stretch, he was absent from the Detroit Pistons’ lineup.

Although Cunningham was upgraded on the injury report for two games out of the three-city road trip recently, Cunningham didn’t get cleared to return to the court until Saturday night’s outing against the Memphis Grizzlies at home.

Will Cunningham play again when the Pistons host the Kings on Monday? Considering he’s been left off the injury report, all signs point to Cunningham seeing the court for the second-straight matchup.

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Mar 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) looks to move the ball past Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall (13) during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

When Cunningham returned to the Pistons’ lineup on Saturday night against Memphis, he played for under 30 minutes. Having a restriction on his playing time made sense, considering he’s been out of the lineup since late March.

Cunningham struggled with his shot, making just nine of his 24 attempts. He still managed to score 25 points and came down with nine rebounds, while dishing out four assists.

The return of Cunningham didn’t help the Pistons form a winning streak. The shorthanded Grizzlies took care of business and defeated the Pistons 109-103.

Monday night marks the second and final outing between the Kings and the Pistons. Back in December, Cunningham checked in for 38 minutes against the Kings. Although he struggled in the efficiency department at the time, Cunningham still produced 33 points on 38 percent shooting from the field. The one-time All-Star notched a double-double with 10 assists.

Detroit will look to bounce back on Monday with a 7 PM ET tip against the Kings.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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