Is Marcus Smart playing tonight? Lakers vs. Bucks injury report

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Veteran guard Marcus Smart is on the injury report for the Lakers and is listed as suspicious. Smart is dealing with the disease, and he’s dressed in the process Lakers win against New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Here’s everything we know about Marcus Smart being on the Lakers’ injury report, and his playing status against the Bucks.

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Marcus Smart’s injury status against the Bucks

The Lakers are at the very end of their road trip and looking to finish above .500, having gone 2-2 in their previous four games. With the Bucks being the last team the Lakers will face before returning home, they will be a little short. While Rui Hachimura has already been ruled out for the second night in a row, according to the NBA’s official injury report, Marcus Smart is now listed as questionable with an illness.

Smart signed with the Lakers in the offseason after reaching a buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards. At the start of the 2025-26 season, Smart was one of the Lakers’ most reliable players on both ends of the court.

Smart has appeared in 11 games for the Lakers so far this season, including nine starts, averaging just over 29 minutes per game. He averaged 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals while shooting 40.2 percent from the field, 23.1 percent from the three-point line and 93.8 percent from the free throw line.

While Smart’s shooting percentages may not be where they should be, his impact on the Lakers court has gone beyond statistics.

Also on the injury front, LeBron James made progress in his continued recovery as he was able to practice with the Lakers’ G League team in the South Bay.

Lakers injury report

– Rui Hachimura; outside (pain in left calf)
-LeBron James; out (right sciatica)
-Marcus Smart; questionable (viral disease)
-Gabe Vincent; out (sprained left ankle)

Bucks injury report

-Alec Antetokounmpo; out (G league assignment)
– Giannis Antetokounmpo; probably (left knee)
-Pete Nance; out (G League two-way)
-Kevin Porter Jr.; out (right knee surgery)
– Taurean Prince; out (neck surgery)