The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, bringing a six-game win streak with them as they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. And the team might be a little bit closer to full strength. Veteran guard Quentin Grimes was listed as questionable on the Lakers’ injury report a couple of days after he was ruled out for the team’s recent win against the Atlanta Hawks this past Monday.

Quentin Grimes is dealing with a right finger injury, and given that he is questionable, a definitive answer as to his status likely won’t be made available until just before the Lakers’ game against the Bucks. For the Hawks game, Grimes was immediately ruled out without the ‘questionable’ designation.

Prior to the Lakers’ win against the Hawks, head coach JJ Redick had expressed optimism that Grimes would be back in the lineup relatively soon, as per Benjamin Royer of The Southern California News Group.

“X-rays were negative. I mean, it’s just some swelling. It’s obviously a shooting wrist or shooting hand as well,” Redick said. “So I think being cautious with it, and hopefully he’s back, you know, in the next game or so.”

Signed in the offseason during the Lakers’ early free agency spending splurge, Grimes has been the one newcomer who has taken a little bit longer to find his rhythm and adjust to a new system and new teammates. He’s appeared in 11 games thus far, including two starts, at a little over 26 minutes per game.

The former University of Houston star has been averaging 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists with splits of 43.1 percent shooting from the field, 24.2 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 70.6 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

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The No. 25 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Grimes began his career with the New York Knicks. He’s also played for the Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks where he played briefly with current Laker teammate Luka Doncic. Both were traded during the 2024-25 season, Doncic to the Lakers and Grimes to the 76ers.

Following the Lakers’ game against the Bucks, the team has one more stop on their current road trip, against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Nov. 15.