Is Cade Cunningham playing today? Pistons Lakers injury report, TV
It's Lakers vs Pistons in Detroit on Monday, with Los Angeles on 9-game win streak led by Luka Dončić and LeBron James. Cade Cunningham (lung) is out.
The Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff spot three days ago , and now welcome in one of the NBA's hottest teams with two of the greatest players in the sport's history. Luka Dončić and LeBron James are in Detroit as the Los Angeles Lakers continue their six-game road trip, fresh off a Luke Kennard buzzer-beating 3-pointer Saturday to stun Orlando. This could be James' final time suiting up in Detroit, as the 41-year-old's future as a free agent is unknown.
He's averaging 21. 1 points, 5. 8 rebounds and 6.
8 assists in his 23rd NBA season, but in recent weeks has become more of a complementary player to Dončić, who leads the league at 33. 4 points per game, and has games of 51 and 60 points over the past two weeks. The Lakers have won nine in a row, four straight on the road (Houston twice, Miami, Orlando), to rise to third in the Western Conference playoff standings.
The Lakers catch a break with Cade Cunningham's collapsed lung injury suffered last week in Washington. Daniss Jenkins, the former two-way player , will start once again at point guard. All-Star center Jalen Duren has been dominant in 16 games since returning from a two-game suspension, averaging 23.