EL SEGUNDO — Veteran reserve guard Marcus Smart practiced Tuesday and expects to make his return to the floor in the Lakers’ NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.

“Back’s feeling good,” Smart said after Tuesday’s practice. “Felt good in practice. We did some tests, passed the tests. We’re gonna give it a shot [on Wednesday], see how it feels. But right now, I’m playing. Hopefully, can continue to feel better with another day … and it stays that way. But as of right now, everything is good to go for me.”

The 12th-year guard sat out the previous six games because of back ailments, most recently being listed as out for Sunday’s road win over the Philadelphia 76ers because of left lumbar muscle strain – a change in injury designation a

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