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Luol Deng Injury: Updates on Heat Star's Eye and Return

Miami Heat forward Luol Deng suffered an eye injury during Wednesday night's game against the Washington Wizards.

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Deng Suffers Poked Eye

Wednesday, Jan. 20

During the second quarter, Deng took a hit to the face from Wizards rookie Kelly Oubre Jr. Clutching his eye, he went down in what looked like severe pain.

The Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser shared his observations:

Luol Deng's eye is badly badly swollen. Wow.

— Jason Lieser (@JasonLieser) January 21, 2016

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke with the media about Deng's status after the game, per the Heat's Twitter:

Spo on Deng's status: "Loul got poked with a finger square in the eye.