France's bid to reach the EuroBasket via the Additional Qualifying Round received a significant setback on Thursday when Orlando Magic star Mickaël Piétrus was ruled out for the summer with a wrist injury.

Piétrus was sensational for the Magic in the post-season, helping them reach the NBA Finals, but the sharpshooter played with pain in the play-offs and the club doesn't want him to risk aggravating the injury in international competition.

The French Basketball Federation released a statement that said: "Following the various medical examinations in Orlando that have been communicated to the medical staff of Team France, Mickaël Piétrus will not participate in the international campaign of the summer. It is confirmed that his right wrist injury requires a complete shutdown of several weeks and the introduction of a specific rehabilitation."

Patrick Beesley, the director of the France team, said in the statement: "Mickaël, along with the staff of the France team, is obviously very disappointed. We knew for several weeks that these tests could deliver such a verdict.

"The consequences are obvious and do not forget that the wrist injury kept him out of 28 regular-season games and continued to cripple during the play-offs.

"In these circumstances, we understand that the franchise of Orlando wants to devote the time required for Mickaël so he is ready for the resumption of the NBA championship."

Beesley added that he hoped to see Piétrus in a French jersey soon.

National team coach Vincent Collet will name Piétrus' replacement in the squad in the coming days.

France will take on Italy and Finland in Group B of the Additional Qualifying Round.

If they finish top, they will take on the Group A winners (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium or Portugal) in a home-and-away tie to determine the last team to play at the EuroBasket in Poland.