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NBA star left bloodied after taking elbow to the face

NBA star left bloodied after taking elbow to the face

Los Angeles guard Austin Rivers suffered a gruesome eye injury in the Clippers' first-round playoff game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Rivers copped the elbow of Portland's Al-Farouq Aminu midway through the first quarter and was escorted to the locker room by trainers.

He was initially ruled out of the game, but made a dramatic comeback after receiving 11 stitches to two cuts around his left eye.

The bloody scene left fans in shock: