The Los Angeles Lakers have placed center Vlade Divac on the injured list with a sore back and activated forward Brian Grant, it was announced on Wednesday.

Divac, who began the season on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back, missed the first 11 games of the season and has played in just eight games since, averaging 0.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 4.6 minutes.

Grant, who was placed on the injured list November 23 with tendinitis in his right knee, is averaging 4.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 16.0 minutes in 11 games this season.