Cade Cunningham is reportedly dating an influencer but a hilarious video sent out by the Detroit Pistons might debunk that. Or piss off this alleged girlfriend if rumors are true.
The Eastern Conference’s no. 1 team are on the first day of their four-day break and their social media team decided to give fans a treat by having their players talk about their love lives.
They were asked to describe in basketball terms the state of their hearts and they happily obliged.
W explanations 👏 pic.twitter.com/eVckO8wb1y
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) January 10, 2026
Cunningham’s turn came and he hesitated a bit in describing his own romance but he Jalen Duren helped him. The terms they used were mainly negative or call for penalties.
“Air ball. Traveled. Charge. Shot clock violation. Double dribble,” the two players said while laughing.
They then urged the photographer to find them some candidates for a possible double date.
Shoot your shots in the comments 😂🤣 https://t.co/WRy6pLaY8Y pic.twitter.com/GQ5HbbexTn
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) January 12, 2026
Fans are loving this project and as expected, many people wants to vie for Cunningham’s and Duren’s heart.
Maybe the funniest post the social team has done 😭😭 https://t.co/S9dAehnADM
— Ku (@KuKhahil) January 13, 2026
Dawg run the city and can’t keep one
Fellas we might be finished https://t.co/qq7miwsilp
— Cades Attorney 💼👨🏾💼 (@CadesAttorney) January 13, 2026
hey cadeee https://t.co/2ea4DpYoAa
— emma🩵🫧🪩💌 (@emma_mackenziie) January 12, 2026
Others think there is an anomaly with Cade’s statement.
If Cade Cunningham who’s 6’6, built, and is an NBA superstar with elite aura is struggling to find love I don’t even know what to say man https://t.co/5NaUHhx99s
— Mob (@MobHoops) January 13, 2026
Who is Cade Cunningham’s girlfriend?
There is no confirmation on this but Cunningham is heavily linked to Nikia Withers, an influencer who reportedly dated sports personalities like Klay Thompson and D’Angelo Russell in the NBA and NFL’s Cayleb Jones.
Cade Cunningham, NBA star for the Detroit Pistons, is reportedly dating Nikia Withers, a Human Resources Specialist and former volleyball player. Their relationship, speculated since 2021, remains private with minimal public details available. pic.twitter.com/GHZAzgrriW
— unumihai Media (@unumihaimedia) June 20, 2025
There are no pictures or videos of them together. Just speculative articles.
What he has is a 6-year-old daughter named Riley from a past relationship. Just like Jayson Tatum’s, the girl’s identity was never publicized.
“She’s everything,” the MVP candidate said in an interview with Forbes. “I don’t know, she’s like a bundle of happiness in a two-year-old body.”
He added: “It’s not enough words, really, that’s my daughter. She’s everything right now, she’s my motivation and all that.”
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