LeBron James ended up with a nasty-looking red spot on his eye after he was fouled by Draymond Green early in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and the Cleveland Cavaliers star expects to still be feeling the effects of the injury over the weekend.
While speaking with reporters after his team’s 124-114 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors, LeBron said his vision was blurry during Game 1 and got worse as the night went on. He expects the blurred vision to continue for “the next couple of days.”
LeBron at the podium, notes that “Draymond poked me right square in the eye. I'll deal with that over the next couple of days." Says his vision was “pretty much blurry, and it got worse and worse as the game went on.”
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 1, 2018
In his typical fashion, Green protested the foul call and picked up a technical. He really had no business arguing, and the spot left on LeBron’s eye is proof of that if this video of the play isn’t enough:
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 1, 2018
Fortunately, the Cavs and Warriors have two days off before Game 2 on Sunday. Between LeBron’s eye issue and how chippy things got at the end of Game 1, both sides could use the rest.
