The early-season matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers is set to tip-off at 6:30 p.m. PT. The game is set to be played at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. FedEx Forum holds around 18,000 fans.

Marcus Smart could miss his third consecutive game for the LA Lakers on Friday. The Lakers tip off their NBA Cup campaign with a crunch battle against the conference rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Kings are getting killed all over the World Wide Web after losing four of their first five games. They held fourth-quarter leads in each of their first four games with closes losses to the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder, but Kings guard Zach LaVine noted that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Doncic had missed the past three games with a sprained left finger and a lower left leg contusion, while Smart sat out the previous two games because of a right quadriceps contusion.

Lakers star Luka Doncic is off the injury report for the team’s upcoming NBA Cup game against the Grizzlies on Friday.

Ja Morant scored 28 points - including a go-ahead 11-foot jumper with 7.6 seconds remaining - to push the Memphis Grizzlies past the Phoenix Suns 114-113 on Wednesday night.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns again found themselves on the losing end of a matchup - this time with the Memphis Grizzlies in town for a Wednesday night clash. Phoenix, in the final seconds, couldn't do enough in their 114-113 loss to Memphis, dropping them to 1-4 on the season.

The Grizzlies have yet to win an NBA championship and are a relatively new franchise in the landscape of the league. However, that hasn’t stopped them from having a few long-tenured coaches. Here are the five with the most games coached in the history of the organization.