James Harden 'Could Barely See' After Eye Injury in Rockets vs. Warriors Game 2

Houston Rockets guard James Harden said following Tuesday's 115-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series that he "barely could see" after getting poked in the eye during the first quarter.

According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated, Harden added that the "lights bothered him" because of the injury as well.

During the first quarter, Draymond Green connected with Harden:

Harden Is Down After Taking a Hit from Draymond

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Despite the injury, Harden played 34 minutes and scored 29 points on 9-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists in the loss, which put Houston in a 2-0 deficit.

Per ESPN.com's Tim MacMahon, Harden suffered bleeding in both eyes and a laceration on his left eyelid. Harden added: "It's pretty blurry right now. Hopefully it gets better day by day."

After the game, Green said the following: "I made a mistake and hit him in his eye. Just [wanted] to check on him. It's not about hurting anybody out here. So many times, people forget that when a guy [has] an injury, you live with that every day, every second of every day. It's not just about this game."

Green could be seen apologizing to Harden as he left the court:

Green Was Spotted Apologizing to Harden

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Green was not called for a foul despite the Rockets' complaints about officiating entering the game. After losing to Golden State in Game 1, the Rockets submitted analysis of the officiating in Game 7 of their Western Conference Finals series last season, claiming there were 81 potential missed calls in the loss.

In Game 2, Harden returned during the second quarter after Warriors guard Stephen Curry also returned despite dislocating the middle finger on his left hand. The injury seemed to impact Curry's play, as he scored 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting (3-of-13 from three).

Both Harden and Curry will have a few days to recover, as the series will not resume until Saturday in Houston.