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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James suffers corneal abrasion

By The Sports Xchange
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James looks on while standing on the court in the first half against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 9, 2017 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
1 of 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James looks on while standing on the court in the first half against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 9, 2017 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Cleveland star LeBron James suffered a corneal abrasion of his right eye during the second half of the Cavaliers' 112-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

As a result of the injury, it is uncertain whether he will play in Saturday's game against Washington Wizards.

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James suffered the injury when he was fouled by the Hornets' Jeremy Lamb while driving for a basket with 31.2 seconds left in the third quarter.

James immediately covered his face and sat on the floor for a few moments before signaling for a timeout and heading to the bench.

Cavaliers' trainer Steve Spiro looked at James' eye, but he returned to the game and made the free throw that resulted from Lamb's foul on the play.

James finished the game and scored 10 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.

After the game, James said his vision was blurry in his right eye, and the Hornets' team eye specialist examined him.

Cavaliers forward Kevin Love suffered a corneal abrasion during the 2014-15 season and he missed one game.

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