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Former Chicago Bull Ayo Dosunmu made some interesting comments about the offense that was ran during his time in Chicago under head coach Billy Donovan. In t...

Cade Cunningham, the engine behind the top-seeded Detroit Pistons and one of the brightest stars in the league today, suffered an injury so gruesome that there isn’t even a timeline for his return. The 2025–26 NBA season has been filled with injuries, it almost feels like every NBA All-Star has missed significant time for one unfortunate reason or another. The hope has been that, by the time the playoffs arrive, every team would be healthy and every superstar would have the best possible chance to compete for a title. © David Reginek-Imagn Images What Injury did Cade Cunningham Get Diagnosed With? According to the Detroit Pistons, Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a left lung pneumothorax — essentially, a collapsed lung — and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. He suffered the injury during a game against the Washington Wizards while diving for a loose ball, when Tre Johnson fell on his back. Cunningham left the game just 5:20 in and did not return. This was the incident that led to Cade Cunningham’s collapsed lung. Wishing him a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 — NBA Fantasy Bible (@NBAFantasyBible) The Pistons still went on to win that game and remain the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 49–19 record, the third best in the entire league. Cade had already missed seven games earlier this season, all against lottery or play-in teams, and Detroit went in his absence. From now until the end of the regular season, the Pistons face only a handful of playoff teams, so their record may not take a significant hit without him. However, there’s no guarantee Cunningham will be available by the start of the playoffs. Based on comparable cases, he could miss as much as the first round before being medically cleared to return. According to Kevin O’Connor, averaging the recovery timelines from the last five instances of this injury suggests Cunningham could miss at least 11 of the Pistons’ final 14 games. CJ McCollum dealt with this injury twice—once in 2023 and again in 2021—missing 12 games over 3.5 weeks and 18 games over six weeks, respectively. Other players, like Terrence Jones in 2015 (six games over two weeks) and Gerald Wallace in 2009 (seven games over three weeks), have also faced similar recoveries. @ Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images What Does this Mean for Cade and the Detroit Pistons? The biggest topic of discussion surrounding this unfortunate injury is Cade Cunningham’s All-NBA and MVP case. The NBA has a rule that requires players to appear in at least 65 of the 82 regular-season games to be eligible for All-NBA honors and major awards. Cade Cunningham has played 61 games so far, just four short of that threshold. But given the timeline of this injury, there’s a real chance he won’t reach the requirement, which would make him ineligible for accolades he very clearly deserves. The 65-game rule was introduced to curb load management, but this season has shown the other side of it. Players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, and LeBron James are already out of the running after falling short of the requirement. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokić, Deni Avdija, and Luka Dončić are right on the edge, any missed time could push them below the cutoff. In a worst-case scenario, several of the league’s best players could miss out, leaving the All-NBA teams looking weaker, and arguably less representative, because of this rule. And Cade Cunningham, the best player on the top team in the East, could be left out of what is a very real MVP case. For the Detroit Pistons, heading into the first round of the playoffs without their best player, the engine of their offense and one of the league’s best shot-blocking guards, could significantly raise the chances of a first-round upset. Their guard depth isn’t particularly strong, and without Cade, their entire offensive identity shifts. Prayers up for Cade Cunningham.

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On Monday, the Memphis Grizzlies played against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Ultimately, the Bulls went on to win 132-107. Also, Ja Morant remained out with an elbow injury that has sidelined him for over a month. As a result, he couldn’t reunite with his former teammate, who had become a Bulls fan The post appeared first on .

In a notoriously haphazard effort to belatedly tank their season, our Chicago Bulls made a whopping seven trades heading into last month’s deadline. After an encouraging 0-11 run in February, the team has frustratingly righted the ship, going 4-5 in March. Granted, on Wednesday night and face the 42-27 Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, so maybe things are turning around? The Bulls got eight second-draft picks and one second-round pick swap back, plus a long-term commitment to… Rob Dillingham, for beloved pieces like Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White. And they haven’t been able to effectively maximize their future draft chances thanks to some quality Donovan coaching. Even though the Bulls are haplessly continuing their mediocrity in the “treading water” part of the NBA standings, we’ll have you covered with draft-related coverage throughout March Madness. But… speaking of madness… Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Bulls Bullets — March 19, 2026 Now-Minnesota Timberwolves reserve Dosunmu has been making headlines for in his offense. Here's Ayo Dosunmu talking about what he's reading in pick and roll coverage and why he's taking more midrange shots in Minnesota after those were prohibited in Chicago. "In Chicago, midrange shots was really prohibited. It was 3s and layups, no midrange shots unless it's the… — Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) Per , Donovan has refuted Dosunmu’s claim, suggesting that he essentially sought to empower players — and that when they were elite midrange scorers a la DeMar DeRozan, they were enabled in that terrain. “If I was opposed to the midrange, I would have been telling DeMar not to take them. You’ve got to play to the player’s strengths. I’m a believer in that,” Donovan said. “The first part of the shot clock you certainly want to try and get something downhill to the basket, and generally what happens is when the ball gets into the paint and the ball gets sprayed out that’s when the 3’s are going to go up.” Dane Moore asked Minnesota head coach Chris Finch about Ayo’s claim that the Timberwolves are more amenable to midrange scoring than the Bulls were. Finch seemed to offer plenty of caveats to that concept. Asked Chris Finch about Ayo Dosunmu saying last night that Chicago had different parameters around shot selection than Minnesota does, and the concept of different rosters justifying different shot locations. "Sounds like my pupil is failing class here," Finch joked. — Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) “Sounds like my pupil is failing class here if he’s thinking that,” Finch chuckled. “If you look at most of Ayo’s midrange shots, a lot of them come at the end of the shot clock, and they’re often self-created. That’s the place that you want to or have to be able to use them. So I don’t think he’s there searching, but I think he’s also got the mechanics for a good paint pull-up game. So we’ve never been zero-tolerance, it’s just who takes [midrange shots] and who doesn’t.” Former 17-year NBA vet Eddie Johnson, now a Phoenix Suns commentator, account that the idea Donovan stopped most players from taking midrange jumpers “makes me wanna throw up.” According to , Donovan told reporters that the pain in new trade acquisition Jaden Ivey’s left knee has subsided. Ivey has only appeared in four games for the Bulls, and has been fully shut down since Feb. 11. Donovan indicates that Ivey is set to join Chicago on the club’s next road trip, with an eye on playing. Per , two-way Bulls guard Mac McClung now ranks second all-time among G League scorers — including the Tip-Off Tournament preseason, regular season and playoffs. The three-time Slam Dunk Contest champ, 27, is enjoying a banner run through the G League this regular season, averaging 30.8 points on .512/.366/.774 shooting splits, 8.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks. He’s appeared in just one NBA regular season contest with Chicago so far this year, trapped behind a backcourt logjam. In what could be a blow to , 10-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is allegedly at odds with his own team over his status for the rest of the year. reports that Milwaukee wants Antetokounmpo to sit out for the rest of the year, but Antetokounmpo is angling to return to the court. The two-time league MVP will miss at least the next week a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. Injuries have limited Antetokounmpo to just 36 contests this season. Should he sit out the rest of the way, the horrible Bucks will likely lap the Bulls when it comes to losses. The 28-40 Bucks are currently just 0.5 games better than the Bulls by record but a whopping 6.5 contests behind the 35-34 Charlotte Hornets for a shot at the East’s No. 10 seed. The Miami Heat are expected to waive embattled point guard Terry Rozier’s expiring $26.6 million contract later this month, reports ‘s Anthony Chiang. Rozier has been away from the team since an Oct. 23 arrest related to illicit gambling shenanigans. MORE FROM BLEACHER NATION: | Subscribe to the