Queens – A New York Knicks player was shot in the leg during a robbery after leaving a Queens strip club.
Cleanthony Early, 24, had just left a club when he was followed by up to six men just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
He was shot once in the knee cap on 64th Street in Maspeth. Early was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The suspects stole a gold chain and fled the scene, according to the New York City Police Department.
The victim has played for the New York Knicks and their NBA Development League team, the Westchester Knicks. Early is on the Knicks roster, but has only played in six games this year.
He was with a woman at the time; she was not injured.
Early is originally from the Bronx, but moved to Middletown.
