Joventut Badalona big man Simon Birgander will miss some upcoming games after undergoing surgery to repair a broken finger on his right hand.

Joventut loses Birgander to injury

Joventut Badalona big man [Simon Birgander](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/simon-birgander/009682/) will miss some upcoming games after undergoing surgery to repair a broken finger on his right hand. Birgander, 25, suffered the injury in a Spanish League game on Saturday. In six 7DAYS EuroCup appearances this season, he is averaging 7.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. His top performance of the season came in Round 5, when he had 11 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks in leading Joventut to a 54-68 road win at ratiopharm Ulm.