{"id":768330,"date":"2022-12-12T18:38:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T23:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=768330"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:13:05","slug":"report-cade-cunningham-undergoing-season-ending-shin-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/news\/nba\/report-cade-cunningham-undergoing-season-ending-shin-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Cade Cunningham Undergoing Season-Ending Shin Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunningham\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunningham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> is reportedly set to undergo season-ending surgery on his left shin, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cade Cunningham will have season-ending surgery on his shin. <br><br>Know he&#8217;ll be back better than ever. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wojespn<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6Qmj2hl3v\">pic.twitter.com\/d6Qmj2hl3v<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMonline\/status\/1602439984321110016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Cunningham has been out of action since Nov. 9. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/cade-cunningham-slam-238\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/cade-cunningham-slam-238\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slam 238<\/a> cover star took a month off to see if rest and rehab would help his shin heal but decided to undergo the season-ending surgery after he consulted with multiple doctors in recent weeks and ultimately decided in collaboration with Detroit and his reps that receiving surgery would be his best choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Detroit vs Everybody is the motto. <br><br>Cade Cunningham covers SLAM 238. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0L78ZkhIu\">https:\/\/t.co\/P0L78ZkhIu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqxiGN8J1r\">pic.twitter.com\/hqxiGN8J1r<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMonline\/status\/1529844886266163200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Cunningham is expected to be fully healed from the procedure ahead of training camp in 2023-24, according to Woj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cunningham averaged 19.9 points. 6.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game on 41.5 percent shooting from the field and 27.9 percent from beyond the arc. The former No. 1 overall pick finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting last season but finished third behind <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Scottie+Barnes\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Scottie+Barnes\" target=\"_blank\">Scottie Barnes<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Evan+Mobley\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Evan+Mobley\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Mobley<\/a>. Cunningham did end up being named to the first-team All-Rookie team last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cade Cunningham is reportedly set to undergo season-ending surgery on his left shin, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Cade Cunningham will have season-ending surgery on his shin. Know he&#8217;ll be back better than ever. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe (via @wojespn) pic.twitter.com\/d6Qmj2hl3v \u2014 SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 12, 2022 Cunningham has been out of action since Nov. 9. 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