LOS ANGELES – Lakers forward Anthony Davis was ruled out of Sunday night’s 123-103 win over the Toronto Raptors due to a left eye injury.

Davis went to the locker room midway through the third quarter after being hit in the face while blocking a dunk attempt by Toronto center Jakob Poeltl.

Davis used one hand to block Poeltl’s dunk attempt in the lane, but Poeltl’s free hand struck Davis in the face and eyes.

As the Lakers’ home crowd roared, Davis fell down in obvious pain, rocking back and forth on the ground with his hands on his face. He lay there for about a minute before getting up and walking to the Lakers’ locker room.

Davis suffered a corneal abrasion in that same left eye last March.

Jaxson Hayes took Davis’ spot in the Lakers’ rotation and quickly contributed three dunks and a layup as the Lakers took the lead.

Davis is off to an excellent start to the season, prompting early MVP talk for the nine-time All-Star. He had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks before getting hurt against the Raptors.

Davis entered the night leading the NBA in scoring with 32.4 points per game, along with 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He already has six 30-point games this season.

Davis missed last Wednesday’s game in Memphis with a bruised left heel. The big man has a long history of injury problems, but last season he played a career-high 76 games.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.