Cade Cunningham’s sudden scratch on Sunday afternoon came as a shock to Detroit Pistons fans but didn’t seem to worry anybody. After all, the Pistons were facing an undermanned New Orleans Pelicans team that isn’t playing for any postseason seeding at this point in the year.

The Detroit Pistons may be without their star point guard Cade Cunningham once again in Friday's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Morant has battled injuries, including a series of shoulder issues, all year long and has appeared in only 43 of Memphis’ 73 games this season. The club has a 28-15 record in those contests and has gone just 16-14 when its star point guard is unavailable.