Knicks basketball player shot, robbed outside strip club

December 30, 2015 8:24 PM

Cleanthony Early was reportedly shot and robbed outside of a Queens, New York, strip club in the early hours of Wednesday, December 30.

Cleanthony Early shot and robbed outside of Queens strip club

News reports have revealed that an American basketball player for the Knicks has been shot in the knee and robbed outside of a strip club in Queens.

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Cleanthony Early was reportedly shot and robbed outside of a Queens, New York, strip club in the early hours of Wednesday, December 30.

The New York Times reports that, 24-yr-old Early, had left the CityScapes Gentlemen’s Club at about 4 a.m. this morning with a woman and had been in an Uber when the incident took place.

The cab had according to reports been stopped by what the police describes as a gang of 6 men, all wearing ski masks.

The NBA star was reportedly robbed of all his jewelry, including the gold caps on his teeth.

Early was later shot once in the kneecap, after he had been robbed of all he had, although the wowan and the Uber driver are reported to be unharmed.

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Early is reportedly undergoing treatment at Elmhurst Hospital following the incident, as we hope he makes full recovery.

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