04-08-2015, 10:41 AM
Foul Night At Da Club -- NBA: Indiana Pacer & Atlanta Hawks
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland and his wife, Katrine Saltara (pic above), were stabbed during an early morning confrontation at a nightclub in Chelsea, reports CBS New York.
Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen and Saltara was slashed in the arm, breast and buttocks, police said. An unidentified 53-year-old woman was also slashed in the stomach.
The alleged assailant, 22-year-old Shezoy Bleary, was arrested. Police said a knife was recovered.
Sources tell CBS New York that the stabbings followed an argument involving Copeland, Bleary and Saltara, which occurred as the bar was closing, at about 4 a.m.
Two members of the Atlanta Hawks -- ^ Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antić -- were also taken into custody for allegedly obstructing the crime scene in front of the 1 OAK nightclub.
The Pacers are in town to face the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden tonight. Copeland, 31, was a member of the Knicks during his rookie season in 2012-13.
Copeland and his wife are in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-player-c...city-club/
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland and his wife, Katrine Saltara (pic above), were stabbed during an early morning confrontation at a nightclub in Chelsea, reports CBS New York.
Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen and Saltara was slashed in the arm, breast and buttocks, police said. An unidentified 53-year-old woman was also slashed in the stomach.
The alleged assailant, 22-year-old Shezoy Bleary, was arrested. Police said a knife was recovered.
Sources tell CBS New York that the stabbings followed an argument involving Copeland, Bleary and Saltara, which occurred as the bar was closing, at about 4 a.m.
Two members of the Atlanta Hawks -- ^ Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antić -- were also taken into custody for allegedly obstructing the crime scene in front of the 1 OAK nightclub.
The Pacers are in town to face the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden tonight. Copeland, 31, was a member of the Knicks during his rookie season in 2012-13.
Copeland and his wife are in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-player-c...city-club/