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LOOK: Photo of "Pinoy Sakuragi" Marc Pingris minutes before his ACL surgery

By Aedrianne Acar

Published March 14, 2018 11:25 AM PHT

Updated March 14, 2018 11:30 AM PHT

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Marc Pingris keeps his head high despite the ACL injury that would keep him away from basketball from six to eight months.

The Philippine sporting community is hoping for a fast recovery for Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) superstar Marc Pingris.

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The veteran Magnolia Hotshots forward got injured last March 10 in their PBA Semifinal series against NLEX Road Warriros. Marc who earned the monicker “Pinoy Sakuragi” suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, a painful ligament tear that requires surgery, which would take six to eight months of recovery.

Val Sotto’s son, Wahoo took to Instagram to wish Marc a fast recovery as he is slated to undergo surgery this Wednesday, March 14.

Praying for your successful operation tomorrow and speedy recovery! I know Jesus is with you through all these ???????? #Betterbros #ToGODbetheGlory

A post shared by Wahoo Sotto (@wahoosotto) on Mar 13, 2018 at 5:07am PDT

Meanwhile, netizen Nick Ocampo shared on Instagram a photo of the PBA cager at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Taguig City minutes before he goes to surgery.

So we begin . . .“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” ??(Psalm? ?73:26? ?NIV??) #pinoysakuragi #stronger #roadtorecovery #HOTSHOTSRIGHTNOW #14 #comingsoon #DVT #FLOTG

A post shared by Nick Ocampo (@dakarider) on Mar 13, 2018 at 5:11pm PDT

Teammate Mark Barroca and his wife Ruselle reacted to Marc’s IG photo and are praying for a successful operation.