NBA Star, Wife Stabbed Outside Club in New York!

An NBA player, his wife and another woman have been stabbed outside a New York City nightclub.

Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland suffered a knife wound to his abdomen and left elbow, the team said in a statement.
His wife Katrine Saltara, 28, was slashed in the arm and chest, according to police.
Another unidentified women was slashed in the abdomen.

All three were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
A 22-year-old suspect, identified in local media reports as Shezoy Bleary, was in custody.

"We are aware that Chris Copeland was injured early this morning in New York City," Pacers president Larry Bird said in a statement.
"We are still gathering information and will update when we know more. Our thoughts are with Chris and those injured."
An updated statement on the club's website said Copeland, 31, was in a stable condition.
Police were called to the 1 Oak club in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood at about 4am on Wednesday.
An NYPD spokeswoman said the stabbing occurred following a "verbal dispute" outside the nightclub.
"The males engaged in a confrontation, and that's when the 22-year-old male stabbed the 31-year-old male," Officer Sophia Mason said.
Two Atlanta Hawks players, identified by police as Pero Antic and Thabo Sefolosha, were briefly taken into custody for interfering with the arrest.
Copeland, who joined the Pacers in 2013, previously played for the New York Knicks.
Indiana is scheduled to play the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.


Credit: Sky News