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LeBron James got poked in the eye by Draymond Green and it’s STILL RED

OUCH.

LeBron James got poked in the eye in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals by Draymond Green, and if it was terribly red then, just look at it now. LOOK AT IT!

Here’s what it looked like the moment it happened:

OUCH.

This is the play it happened on:

Of course, it hasn’t effected James’ play, as he was terrific in the first half, and has continued to play that way.

Here’s a close-up of how his eye got poked:

And some more close-ups of his actual eye:

2018 NBA Finals - Game One
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
2018 NBA Finals - Game One
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
2018 NBA Finals - Game One
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Not even a poke in the eye will stop LeBron, though.

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