Is Cade Cunningham a Cowboys fan?
Yes. In his own words, Cade Cunningham is a Dallas Cowboys fan.
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“I'm a die hard Cowboys fan. I have been my whole life.”
RoundtableSports, December 9, 2025. Backed by EssentiallySports (2025), Athlon Sports (via Yardbarker) (2025) and Pride Of Detroit (2022).
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
What has Cade Cunningham said about the Dallas Cowboys?
Cade Cunningham told RoundtableSports on December 9, 2025: "I'm a die hard Cowboys fan. I have been my whole life." The Detroit Pistons guard was giving a direct answer about his own allegiance, and he put the timeline in the same breath, a fandom he dates to the start of his life rather than to any recent point.
A few days earlier he was asked what he expected from the team. EssentiallySports reported on December 5, 2025 that his answer was "We going to the Super Bowl," which is a prediction about this season and not just a statement of loyalty. Taken with the RoundtableSports interview, it shows a fan who talks about the team's outlook and not only its name.
Did Cade Cunningham grow up a Cowboys fan?
By his own account, yes. Cunningham was born September 25, 2001, in Arlington, Texas, and he attended James Bowie High School in Arlington before moving on to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. Athlon Sports, in a piece carried by Yardbarker on December 4, 2025, wrote that "Cunningham was born in Arlington, Texas, and grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan." The geography lines up with the claim, since Arlington is in the same Texas region as the Dallas franchise.
His playing career has taken him elsewhere. He spent 2020 to 2021 at Oklahoma State, then went first overall to the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 draft, where he has played since. None of those stops is tied to a Cowboys connection in the sources, so the team he follows in the NFL reads as a holdover from home rather than something picked up along the way.
When did Cade Cunningham become a Cowboys fan?
The only dating comes from Cunningham himself, who said he has been a fan "my whole life." Pride Of Detroit, writing on March 23, 2022, described the Dallas Cowboys as "his favorite NFL team," so the allegiance was already in print during his rookie season in Detroit, well before the 2025 interviews.
One naming note: Oklahoma State's teams are also called the Cowboys. That is a separate background connection from his college year and not the team he is talking about here.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Several players have been tied to the team. In their own words, Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Paul, Tyrese Maxey, Chris Bosh, Dennis Rodman and Julius Randle are Cowboys fans. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook, Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers have been reported as fans. LeBron James is listed as a former fan.
Questions people ask
Is Cade Cunningham a Cowboys fan?
Yes. He told RoundtableSports on December 9, 2025 that he is a "die hard Cowboys fan" and has been his whole life.
Did Cade Cunningham grow up a Cowboys fan?
According to Athlon Sports, he was born in Arlington, Texas, and grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan. His own comment about being a fan "my whole life" fits that.
Does Cade Cunningham like the Dallas Cowboys?
He has described himself as a lifelong Cowboys fan, and he told EssentiallySports in December 2025 that he expects the team to reach the Super Bowl. Pride Of Detroit called Dallas his favorite NFL team in 2022.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Paul have said so themselves, among others. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook have been reported as fans.