Point guard Jason Williams was activated by the Memphis Grizzlies before Wednesday night's game against the Chicago Bulls and they placed rookie Antonio Burks on the injured list.

Williams missed six games because of a sprained right ankle. In 16 games, he is averaging 9.3 points, 5.6 assists and 1.3 steals, the latter two team-highs.

Burks, in his first year out of Memphis, broke his right pinkie in Monday's 92-86 loss to Cleveland, and had surgery Wednesday. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.