Thirdy Ravena undergoes finger surgery in Japan

Thirdy Ravena shared a post-surgery photo on his Instagram account.

MANILA, Philippines—Thirdy Ravena underwent a successful surgery on his right finger five days after suffering an injury in San-en’s match against Shibuya.

In an update on Instagram, Ravena posted a photo after the surgical procedure, vowing to return to aciton for the team in no time.

“Happy to announce that my operation was a success!” posted Ravena Thursday. “Thank you to the wonderful team of Dr. [Etsuhiro] Nakao at Chuchi Hospital and my @neophoenix_official family. Be back soon.”

Ravena fractured his right fourth finger in the third quarter of the NeoPhoenix’ 81-80 loss to the SunRockers on Saturday which would’ve been an upset for San-en.

The Filipino player will be missing the B. League All-Star festitives, where he was also supposed to participate in the Slam Dunk contest.

Ravena is the fourth-leading scorer of San-en at 8.8 points to go along 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists across 12 games.