Anthony Davis left the Lakers' game against the Timberwolves late in the first quarter Sunday night after aggravating a left eye injury.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.late in the first quarter when scoring off an offensive rebound. Davis immediately went to the floor after the play and covered his face with his hands.Davis went to the locker room for evaluation and did not return.
There is optimism that Davis will be able to return to the lineup Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.The injury required Davis to seek medical attention from a specialist after his vision was temporarily impaired and his eyelid was swollen shut, sources told ESPN. "I just couldn't see," Davis later explained."The corneal abrasion was actually right in the middle of my eye. It wasn't like off to the side. So anytime I looked it was blurry. My eye was swollen. I thought my eye was like, open. But it wasn't. It kept watering. It just felt like sand was in my eye."The Lakers have three games remaining in their regular-season schedule and host the West's No. 10 team, the Warriors, on Tuesday.
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