# Lakers closing out trip against Bucks without key part of backcourt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lakers-closing-out-trip-against-bucks-without-key-part-of-backcourt/
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:30:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:36:41+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/lakers-quentin-grimes-sidelined-bucks/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Grimes missed a second straight game with a sprained shooting-hand finger.
- X-rays were negative, but swelling kept him out against Milwaukee.
- Austin Reaves returned after sitting out with an illness.

## Summary

Quentin Grimes missed the Lakers’ road game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a sprained finger on his shooting hand, leaving the team without a key backcourt player for a second consecutive game. The injury came during Sunday’s win over Detroit; the Lakers said they were being cautious because swelling affected his shooting hand.

Grimes had scored 12 points against the Pistons, including 10 in the first quarter, after starting in place of Luka Dončić. X-rays were negative, and he was averaging eight points in 26.1 minutes this season after signing a four-year, $60 million deal in July. Austin Reaves returned after missing Monday’s game with an illness, while new two-way centre Carson Cooper joined the team in Milwaukee.

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