Must-see TV? The alarming data behind the NBA's star outage for national games
In today's NBA, it is incredibly rare to tune in to a national TV game and see all of the stars on the court.
Thursday night was supposed to be a marquee matchup featuring the NBA’s brightest young stars. On one side, there’s Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, an electrifying superstar on and off the court. On the other, Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham, the face of the dominant No.
1 seed in the East. A game between two playoff teams, but moreso, a showcase of the NBA’s next big American star. Unfortunately, we won’t get that matchup.
Cunningham is too injured to play, sidelined with a collapsed lung suffered in a March game against the pitiful Washington Wizards. It’s yet another example of NBA fans not being able to watch the intended star showcase that the NBA and its players had wanted. Rather than Cunningham’s face on league promotions, it’ll be Jalen Duren, a burgeoning All-Star, but hardly a household name or widely recognizable to the average sports fan.
Cade Cunningham (right) has been sidelined with a collapsed lung. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) ASSOCIATED PRESS Luckily for NBA fans, the later blockbuster should live up to its box-office billing. The top-seeded OKC Thunder will be facing the surging Los Angeles Lakers and the injury report is sparkling clean.
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