During the first quarter of Game 2 of the second-round NBA playoff series between the Warriors and Rockets, both Steph Curry and James Harden were forced to go to the locker room after getting injured.
Both suffered gruesome-looking injuries, but both returned to the game.
While Curry dislocated his left middle finger, Harden was swiped across the face and sustained a lacerated left eyelid.
Now Harden is heading to the locker room after being hit in the face... pic.twitter.com/CFsFIvpjRJ
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) May 1, 2019
Rockets told me Harden has a laceration on his left eye lid. Is back out on bench. Going to see how he feels and could potentially play again soon. @HoustonRockets @NBAonTNT
— Allie LaForce (@ALaForce) May 1, 2019
When Harden returned to the court in the second quarter, TNT's cameras zoomed in on his face and the damage wasn't pretty.Â
Harden’s eyes. Ouch. pic.twitter.com/NxHdhiOlHN
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 1, 2019
Harden went scoreless in five and a half minutes of action in the first quarter but scored 12Â points in the second quarter after returning.
Harden's Rockets trailed the Warriors 58-49 at halftime.