Anthony Davis of the Lakers left against the Raptors with an eye injury

LOS ANGELES – Lakers forward Anthony Davis was ruled out of Sunday night’s 123-103 win over the Toronto Raptors due to a left eye injury.

Davis went to the locker room midway through the third quarter after being hit in the face while blocking a dunk attempt by Toronto center Jakob Poeltl.

Davis blocked Poeltl’s dunk attempt in the lane one-handed, but Poeltl’s offhand hit Davis in the face and eyes.

As the Lakers’ home crowd cheered, Davis went down in obvious pain, rocking back and forth on the floor with his hands on his face. He lay there for about a minute before getting up and heading to the Lakers’ locker room.

Davis suffered a corneal abrasion in the same left eye in March of last season.

Jaxson Hayes took Davis’ place in the Lakers’ rotation and quickly contributed three dunks and a layup as the Lakers took the lead.

Davis is off to an excellent start to the season, which has already sparked MVP rumors for the nine-time All-Star. He had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks before getting injured against the Raptors.

Davis led the NBA entering the night, scoring 32.4 points per game along with 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He has already had six 30-point games this season.

Davis missed last Wednesday’s game in Memphis because of a bruised left heel. The big man has a long history of injury problems, but last season he played a career-high 76 games.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.