The GrizzliesThe injury list continues to grow as the club has ruled this out Desmond Bane (right oblique stretch) and Marcus Smart (right ankle sprain) for Thursday’s game against Milwaukee after sustaining injuries in the first game of their back-to-back set on Wednesday against Brooklyn (Twitter link).

Head coach Taylor Jenkins told reporters, including Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian (Twitter link), that both players underwent imaging tests on Thursday, but that the team is still waiting to receive the results and is consulting with doctors about the severity of the injuries speak.

As Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes tweets, oblique strains like the one Bane suffered typically cost players multiple games – the average absence due to an oblique strain is 11.6 days (4.2 games), according to Stotts’ injury database.

Here are a few more injury updates from across the NBA:

• magic forward Paolo Banchero has gotten off to a hot start this season, averaging 29.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in his first five games, but he may not be able to keep up in a postseason rematch on Friday. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), Banchero has been diagnosed with a right abdominal strain and is listed as questionable to play against Cleveland.
• Further tests confirmed this Zach LaVine has suffered a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder, according to Chicago Sports Network’s KC Johnson, who tweeted this Bulls It is questionable whether the guard will play against Brooklyn on Friday.
• After his best game of the season Curtsy big man Karl Anthony cities is listed as questionable for Friday’s game in Detroit due to a left wrist sprain.
• Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (strain on the right shoulder) and protection CJ McCollum (Right adductor muscle sore) will be re-evaluated in New Orleans on Friday, according to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez (Twitter link), but the duo has already been ruled out for tomorrow’s game against Indiana, the club announced in a press release.
• thunder forward Kenrich Williamswho underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in September, is making progress toward his return. According to the team, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Blue on Wednesday to practice with the Thunder’s G League affiliate.