Cade Cunningham to miss 4th game, veteran wing returns for Pistons

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons were already down 2 starters and now they are going to beryllium without their prima guard.

Cade Cunningham is retired for Detroit Wednesday nighttime against nan Chicago Bulls owed to a correct wrist contusion. He joins Tobias Harris (hip) and Jalen Duren (ankle) arsenic nan missing starters for nan East-leading Pistons.

Cunningham was initially considered probable for nan matchup, coming disconnected a awesome capacity successful Detroit’s ascendant triumph complete nan New York Knicks, but he was downgraded to questionable successful nan afternoon.

Coach J.B. Bickerstaff declined to supply immoderate accusation connected nan wounded up of Wednesday’s game, including erstwhile nan contusion happened.

This play Cunningham has missed conscionable 3 games this play owed to a hep wounded successful November. Those came amid Detroit’s 13-game winning streak truthful nan Pistons are 3-0 without their prima defender this season.

Last play nan Pistons were 6-6 without Cunningham, nevertheless immoderate of those were patient scratches.

Without Cunningham, two-way defender Daniss Jenkins should tie nan commencement astatine guard. He’s proven to beryllium a coagulated replacement erstwhile Cunningham has been unavailable. Jenkins is averaging 15 points and 7.2 assists complete nan six games he’s started this season.

Detroit will get backmost seasoned helping Caris LeVert backmost aft missing 4 games owed to a lingering knee injury.

It’s been a start-stop first play for LeVert successful Detroit, missing 10 games truthful acold and often having his minutes managed owed to nan ongoing knee issue. He’s averaging 8.4 points and 2.8 assists disconnected nan chair for nan Pistons.

Guard Duncan Robinson, who was listed arsenic probable owed to a near calf contusion, will beryllium disposable for nan Pistons, arsenic well.

Detroit (27-9) looks to build retired their winning streak against nan Bulls (17-19), having won their past two. This is nan 3rd gathering betwixt nan Central Division foes this season, splitting nan first two.

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Jacob Richman is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers pro and assemblage teams crossed Michigan. Before joining MLive, Jacob covered assemblage sports successful Texas astatine LoneStarLive.com pinch a attraction connected Texas A&M and...