The San Antonio Spurs will look to keep their dreams of winning the NBA Cup alive when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers in a cup quarterfinal game on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the Spurs won’t have the services of star center Victor Wembanyama in the game.

Marcus Smart returned to practice Tuesday and is going to try to play in Wednesday's NBA Cup game vs. the Spurs after missing the last six games with a back injury.

The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers meet at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday in a NBA Cup quarterfinal from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart remains day-to-day, hopeful for a return against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

Marcus Smart rejoined Los Angeles Lakers practice Tuesday after missing six straight games with a back injury, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

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