LOS ANGELES– Anthony Davis intensified a left eye injury and was eliminated of the 2nd half of the Los Angeles Lakers' 127-117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
Davis was unintentionally struck in the face by Wolves forward Kyle Anderson late in the very first quarter when scoring off an offending rebound. Davis instantly went to the flooring after the play and covered his confront with his hands.
The putback dunk provided L.A. a 35-30 lead with 24.2 seconds staying in the.
Davis went to the locker space for examination and did not return. He left the arena without talking to press reporters.
There is optimism that Davis will have the ability to go back to the lineup Tuesday, a source knowledgeable about the circumstance informed ESPN.
Without Davis, the Wolves outscored the Lakers– who likewise lacked LeBron James (flu-like signs)– 46-27 in the 2nd quarter.
“He's exceptionally important,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham stated of Davis. “Everyone around here understands that. Whatever he causes both sides of the ball, it's hard. Currently lacking Bron and seeing him head out, it's difficult. My hat's off to our guys. They didn't pity themselves. They kept completing all the method through.”
Backup huge guy Jaxson Hayes scored a season-high 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting and included 10 rebounds and a career-high 5 takes while substituting Davis. His effort assisted Los Angeles draw back within 4 points late in the 3rd quarter before Minnesota retreated once again.
Davis suffered a corneal abrasion to his left eye throughout the Lakers' 128-121 loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 16.
The Lakers huge guy was struck in the eye by Warriors forward Trayce Jackson-Davis in the very first quarter and likewise needed to leave the video game early.
The injury needed Davis to look for medical attention from a professional after his vision was momentarily impaired and his eyelid was inflamed shut, sources informed ESPN.
“I simply could not see,” Davis later on discussed. “The corneal abrasion was in fact best in the middle of my eye. It wasn't like off to the side. Anytime I looked it was blurred. My eye was inflamed. I believed my eye resembled, [torn] open. It wasn't. It kept watering. It simply seemed like sand remained in my eye.”
With Sunday's loss, L.A. dropped from the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference to the ninth, half a video game behind the Sacramento Kings.
The Lakers have 3 video games staying in their regular-season schedule and host the West's No.
