Orlando Magic center/power forward Tony Battie has a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder and could need surgery that would keep him out most of the upcoming season.

Team doctors diagnosed the injury as a partial tear to the rotator cuff last week. Battie was set to see doctors at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina on Thursday for another opinion.

Battie, 31, started all 66 of the games that he played in last season while averaging 6.1 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.

Via Florida Today

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