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Officials: Knicks player shot in the leg outside strip club

New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was reportedly shot in the knee during an early Wednesday morning robbery in Queens.&nbsp;Police say the attack happened after Early left a strip club and was catching an Uber with a female friend.&nbsp;Four to six people in ski masks reportedly surrounded Early, robbed him of a gold necklace, gold caps on his teeth and other items,&nbsp;<a href="http://abc7ny.com/news/new-york-knicks-forward-robbed-shot-after-leaving-queens-club/1140530/" target="_blank">and shot him in the knee</a>.Early was reportedly inside an Uber cab when the attack happened.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-cleanthony-early-shot-attack-strip-club-article-1.2480575" target="_blank">The New York Daily News</a>&nbsp;reports Early was about a mile away from the club when &quot;three cars boxed in the vehicle.&quot;The 24-year-old was drafted by the Knicks last year out of Wichita State University. He&#39;s played in 10 games this year, averaging 3.4 minutes a game. His injury is not considered to be life threatening.&nbsp;This video includes images from Getty Images.

By: The Associated Press

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Law enforcement officials say New York Knicks player Cleanthony Early has been shot in the leg during a robbery outside a Queens strip club.

The two officials say Early was in a cab at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday outside the club CityScapes when the vehicle was surrounded by at least two other cars.

The officials say masked men got out and demanded Early's "gold," took a necklace and other belongings and shot him in the right leg.

The officials were not authorized to release the victim's name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The 24-year-old Early is hospitalized in stable condition. Calls to the club and the team were not immediately returned.

Early attended Witchita State and was drafted in 2014.