Denver Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his right hand to repair multiple ligament tears, the team announced Tuesday evening.

In his World of Westbrook newsletter published Tuesday morning, the veteran point guard said he was set to undergo surgery to fix "two breaks that happened during the season."

"I'm grateful for everyone's support all year and I can't wait to be back out there at 100% soon," Westbrook said. "The comeback is already in motion #WhyNot."

The Nuggets said Westbrook is expected to resume full offseason training this summer following the procedure.

The 36-year-old Westbrook averaged 13.3 points on 44.9% shooting, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes over 75 games for the Nuggets this season. He started 36 games in his first campaign

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