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Random: Collapsed lung? Two weeks to recover?!? That's a major, critical injury (I surmise, flail chest --where you break your ribs in multiple places, leading to a collapsed lung and inability to breathe).

AP: "Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung, will miss time, AP source says"

https://apnews.com/article/pistons-cade-cunningham-hurt-b3902c010af974a3a9f0693fc33f52a7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Pistons' Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung, will miss at least 2 weeks

All-Star guard Cade Cunningham of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed lung and is expected to miss at least two weeks and possibly more. The team announced the diagnosis Thursday. The Pistons listed Cunningham as out for Thursday’s game in Washington with a left back contusion. Cunningham got hurt in Tuesday’s win over Washington, leaving midway through the opening quarter with what the team called back spasms. Cunningham is averaging 24.5 points and 9.9 assists for the Pistons. Detroit entered Thursday 3 1/2 games ahead of Boston for the top spot in the East with 14 games remaining.

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John Mar 19

@ai6yr I've had a collapsed lung and a cracked rib! Collapsed enough that I couldn't breathe for a bit, but got it going myself. A final jagged inhale. It happened when I got a bit airborne and then came down to take a water ski across the chest.

No, I don't remember that I would have wanted to play sports 2 weeks later. I think I tried mountain biking maybe 3 weeks later and that was a bit painful.

@buckfiftyseven Ouch

@ai6yr I think everybody wears a full vest now water skiing or similar, but definitely wear a full vest. Thick too.

(I was wearing a full vest.)