Friday, March 29

Pistons’ Killian Hayes, Rodney McGruder return; Cade Cunningham out


Miami — The Pistons were starting to get into a good groove, winning six of eight games, but then the injuries started piling up.

And they were at key positions.

Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham missed Tuesday's game because of a non-COVID illness, adding to the injury issues.

It’s been a struggle to balance the rotation and to have enough guards available, as Frank Jackson (back spasms), Hamidou Diallo (finger sprain), Killian Hayes (adductor) and Rodney McGruder (hamstring) have missed the past few games.

The Pistons got some good news with the return of Hayes and McGruder to the lineup for Tuesday’s matchup against the Miami Heat. It’s two steps forward and one step back, though.

Cade Cunningham missed the game because of a non-COVID illness, adding to the injury issues.

“Cade is out; he’s at the hotel sick,” Casey said before Tuesday’s game. “He started feeling bad (Monday) night and came to shootaround looking like death, eating crackers. So, he’s in pretty bad shape.”

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