March 24, 2026, 9:12 p.m. ET
Cade Cunningham is at risk of becoming ineligible for end of season awards. The National Basketball Players Association wants to keep his eligibility intact.
The NBPA is pushing for an amendment of the league’s 65-game rule, which requires players to play at least 20 minutes in a minimum of 65 games to earn individual honors, such as All-NBA or MVP. Cunningham is at risk of missing the rest of the regular season with a collapsed left lung. Doing so would leave him five games short of the eligibility cut-off.