Thunder star Jalen Williams leaves the game against the Warriors with an injury to his right eye

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Thunder swingman Jalen Williams suffers a right eye injury before halftime against the Warriors and is out for the rest of the game.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams went down clutching his eye against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night after Jonathan Kuminga dunked on him with 39 seconds left in the first half.

Williams remained on the floor for a few minutes before limping and being helped to the locker room. The Thunder later confirmed the right eye injury and said Williams would not return to the game.

In 16 minutes of action, Williams had 13 points, seven assists, six rebounds and a pair of steals, helping the Thunder to a 62-50 halftime lead.

Williams is second on the Thunder with an average of 22.1 points per game. game and leads the team with 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. match.