New York Knicks player shot during Queens robbery
NEW YORK – A New York Knicks player was held up at gunpoint and shot early Wednesday in Queens, officials said.
It happened about 4:40 a.m. outside 64-70 Maurice Ave., according to NYPD.
Knicks small forward Cleanthony Early, 24, was shot in his right leg while getting into an Uber, detectives at the scene told PIX11 News.
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The scene in Maspeth, Queens, on Dec. 30, 2015, after a New York Knicks player was shot during a robbery. Picture in inset is the victim Cleanathony Early, 24. (Photo: Bill Muller, PIX11 News)
Early was traveling in the requested car when a group of men confronted him at gunpoint and snatched gold chains from him, police said. He was with a woman, who was not hurt in the attack, police said.
Early was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. No arrests have been made.
A small forward and Bronx native, Early joined the Knicks last year as a second-round draft pick.