Indiana Pacers player stabbed at club

Chris Copeland

Chris Copeland, a forward with the Indiana Pacers’ basketball team, and his wife were both stabbed during an early Wednesday morning argument outside a club in New York City.

Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen; his wife, in the arm and leg, WABC reported.

Witnesses and police said the two were attacked on the sidewalk and taken to the hospital. Both are expected to survive.

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Police arrested a 22-year-old man and seized his knife, WABC reported. The New York Daily News said the man, Shezoy Bleary, reportedly pulled out a knife and slashed the 31-year-old Copeland and his 28-year-old wife, Katrine Saltara.

Police also arrested two members of the Atlanta Hawks, Pero Antic and Thabo Sefolosha, for allegedly preventing police from setting up a crime scene, the New York Daily News reported.

The newspaper said a second woman, Catherine Somani, 53, was also stabbed in the abdomen.

Copeland used to play for the New York Knicks. The motive for the attacks is under investigation.

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