Cade Cunningham grew up fast when he became a dad during his senior year of high school in 2018.

The 24-year-old has made a huge name for himself as a point guard for the Detroit Pistons, and his biggest "motivation" to succeed on and off the court is his six-year-old daughter, Riley.

The NBA star is one "proud" dad and often shares photos on Instagram of his little girl supporting him at his games.

Before he was drafted in 2021, Cade had nothing but sweet words for his then-two-year-old ahead of the NCAA Tournament with the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

© Instagram Cade has called Riley his 'motivation'

"She's everything," the 6'6 freshman point guard told Forbes at the time. "I don't know, she's like a bundle of happiness in a two-year-old body."

He added: "It's not enough words,

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