76ers center Samuel Dalembert injured his shoulder in the team's final game of the 2008-09 regular season, but played through it in the playoffs.

Dalembert told Delaware Online on Wednesday that an MRI last spring showed that he had a "small tear" in his shoulder muscle.

He thought that everything had healed over the summer, but he aggravated the injury in practice earlier this week.

"Everything is cool," Dalembert said. "I had a little tweak [Tuesday]. It bothered me. Then I came back. It limited me a little bit in the beginning [of practice Wednesday]. Right now, it's not nearly as bad as last [season]. I'd get up in the morning and I'd feel a little pain. Right now, it's not like that."