LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers‘ sport towards the Golden State Warriors after the primary quarter Saturday evening with a left eye contusion, the crew introduced.

Davis was harm after he was inadvertently hit within the face by Warriors ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis whereas scoring on a layup. He continued to play for the subsequent couple of minutes however finally left the sport and didn’t return.

Davis’ imaginative and prescient was impaired and his eye was swollen shut after the contact, a supply acquainted with the damage advised ESPN. He shall be monitored in a single day and Sunday to find out his availability Monday towards the Atlanta Hawks.

Davis left the world with out chatting with reporters.

“Whenever you’ve been getting ready for a few days with our prep and also you lose a key element to your crew in a single quarter, we tried to choose it up, however, clearly, there’s some issues we will not do with out AD,” LeBron James stated after the sport.

L.A. outscored Golden State by six within the 12 minutes Davis performed, with the Lakers’ All-Star large man posting 8 factors on 3-for-6 capturing, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

Whereas Davis needed to exit early, he has been a lot sturdy this season. Saturday marked his sixty fifth look within the 69 video games L.A. has performed, together with the in-season championship win over the Indiana Pacers.

Backup large man Jaxson Hayes changed Davis and completed with seven factors and a season-high 12 rebounds in 28 minutes.

“We’re not accustomed to enjoying with out [Davis],” Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell stated. “He is performed virtually each sport this 12 months, proper? In order that’s one thing that’s unfamiliar for us. Nevertheless it’s no excuse. Jaxson performed his ass off. All people else that got here in stepped as much as the plate. However that is a troublesome crew, well-coached crew. So it isn’t going to be simple.”

The Warriors (35-31) received 128-121 to inch forward of the Lakers (36-32) by a share level — .530 to .529 — for ninth within the Western Convention standings.