Cade Cunningham Out, Joel Embiid Playing

On February 8, 2025By Littum

Detroit Piston’s -Guard Cade Cunningham is questionable for Friday evening’s match against the Philadelphia 76ers with a right ankle sprain.
Forward Tobias Harris is likely to meet his former team, the 76s, after leaving the game against Cleveland with a left calf contusion.
The Pistons-76ers game will be sent nationally on ESPN as well as at Fanduel Sports Network Detroit.

Detroit Pistons -vagt Cade Cunningham has been excluded for Friday evening’s match against Joel Embiid, Paul George and Philadelphia 76ers with a right ankle sprain. The news comes approx. 20 minutes before scheduled Tipoff after Cunningham was listed as questionable throughout the day according to NBAS Damage Report.

Cunningham played 38 minutes in Wednesday evening’s 118-115 loss to Cleveland Cavaliers. He led the stamps with 38 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a comeback effort that was negated by Darius Garland’s game-winning 3-pointer at Summeren.

This is Cunningham’s first unanswered game since November 30, also against the 76s, a 111-96 blowout stamp loss in Detroit. Cunningham has appeared in 47 of Piston’s ’51 matches and is an average of 25.6 points, 9.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per year. Fight of 45.3% shooting from the field and 35.4% from deep.

The stamps started Malik Beasley instead of Cunningham. Beasley was listed on the damage report as likely with a left shoulder tribe.

Sixers closed as 5½-point favorites over the stamps according to Betmgmto the game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

In addition to making the NBA All-Star game next weekend, Cunningham was announced Friday as a participant in the 3-point shooting competition 15 February.

Tobias Harris Damage Update

Piston’s forward Tobias Harris will play against his former team after leaving the game against Cleveland with a left calf contusion. He was listed as likely all day.

Harris has performed in 49 out of 51 games this season, while on average 13 points, six rebounds and 2.3 assists. He average 11 points and 10.5 rebounds in two matches against the 76s.

Does Joel Embiid play today for 76ers vs pistons?

The 76s will be close to full strength with their three stars (Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George) all available to play. EMBIID (ankle, knee) was not listed on the damage report. George (left finger injury) starts for another straight game after missing five in a row. Kelly Oubre Jr. And the unveiled Rookie Justin Edwards ends 76ers’ start five.

The former Piston Center Other Drummond was questionable (left toe damage) to play, but is now active. However, the start of the Power Forward Guerschon Yabusele was excluded (right knee -soreness).

It is a rare evening with full strength for the 76s three stars this year. EMBIID, 2022-23 NBA MVP, has missed 36 of 50 games, while George has missed 19 and Maxey has missed seven.

At. 20-30 is the 76s 11. In Eastern Conference Positions And 3½ games behind the seventh seed stamps on their way into their third and final matchup this season. The winner of this game moves to 2-1 in the season series and squeezes tiebreaker if the pistons and 76ers tie the final location.

The Pistons-76ers game will be sent nationally on ESPN as well as at Fanduel Sports Network Detroit. It’s Pistons’ only non-NBA TV National Game of the Season.

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Jared Ramsey are sports reporter for Detroit Free Press. Follow Jared on x @jared_ramsey22and e -mail him [email protected].