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Lakers star Anthony Davis is out early due to an eye injury after a massive blockage in the game against the Raptors

Anthony Davis stuffed Jakob Poeltl with a wild block at the rim on Sunday night, but accidentally shot him in the eye. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis made a huge block on Sunday night, one of his best in recent memory.

However, the piece came at a price.

After stuffing Toronto Raptors big man Jakob Poeltl at the rim, Davis immediately went onto the court in pain after Poeltl accidentally poked him in the eye. Davis crawled off the floor during the game at Crypto.com Arena and then lay there for a few moments before being helped off the floor and taken to the locker room.

Davis left the game midway through the fourth quarter with an eye injury. He finished the night with 22 points and four rebounds.

No further details regarding Davis’ eye injury are available. He also suffered a corneal abrasion in the same eye in March of last season. He played again two days later, but about a month later the injury aggravated again. He said his eyelid briefly swelled since the first blow.

Davis entered Sunday with a career-high 32.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game this season, his sixth with the Lakers. The former Kentucky star has been dealing with a foot injury lately but was cleared to play Sunday night.

The Lakers started Sunday with a 5-4 record after earning a 10-point win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. They host the Memphis Grizzlies next Wednesday.

This post will be updated with more information shortly.

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