Knicks' Cleanthony Early shot in attack outside strip club
- 8 years ago
Knicks forward Cleanthony Early took a bullet in the knee early Wednesday from an armed robbery crew who stole his jewelry — including the gold caps off his teeth, police sources said.
Early, 24, was targeted by the ski-masked assailants shortly after leaving a Queens strip club with his girlfriend around 4:15 a.m., sources told the Daily News.
As many as a half-dozen men jumped from the vehicles, with one shooting Early in the right kneecap — the same one that required arthroscopic surgery last season.
The injury did not appear to be life-threatening, and Early was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
Early called his mother after the shooting to assure her that he was alright.
Early, 24, was targeted by the ski-masked assailants shortly after leaving a Queens strip club with his girlfriend around 4:15 a.m., sources told the Daily News.
As many as a half-dozen men jumped from the vehicles, with one shooting Early in the right kneecap — the same one that required arthroscopic surgery last season.
The injury did not appear to be life-threatening, and Early was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
Early called his mother after the shooting to assure her that he was alright.