Nicolas Batum could be questionable for France's crunch game with Italy on Friday because of a shoulder problem.

Arguably France's best player so far in the Additional Qualifying Round, Batum felt discomfort during Les Bleus' 82-72 win over Finland in Pau on Saturday but still managed to score 14 points.

Early results of exams by doctors have indicated that the 20-year-old has had some "shoulder instability for several months", according to the French Basketball Federation.

Batum was held out of practice on Tuesday but is hopeful of rejoining his teammates in training on Wednesday.

France have been in contact with Batum's NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers, to keep them up to date on the player's fitness.

Batum has averaged 17 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in France's wins over Italy and Finland.