Lakers stand-out Anthony Davis leaves Raptors game due to eye injury

Anthony Davis was forced to leave the game against Toronto Raptors on Sunday after getting hit in the face while trying to block a dunk attempt by Jakob Poeltl. He went to the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room in the middle of the third quarter for further evaluation.

The nine-time All-Star was ruled out for the rest of the night with an eye injury.

Davis made a one-handed block of Poeltl’s dunk attempt in the lane, but Poeltl’s off hand hit Davis in the face and eyes.

While the Lakers’ home crowd roared, Davis went down in obvious pain, rocking back and forth on the ground with his hands on his face. He stayed down for about a minute before getting up and walking to the Lakers’ dressing room.

Davis is off to an outstanding start to the season, sparking early MVP talk. He had 22 points, four rebounds and two blocks before getting hurt against the Raptors.

Jaxson Hayes took Davis’ spot in the Lakers’ rotation and quickly contributed three dunks and a layup while the Lakers pulled ahead.

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

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