Pacers Star Chris Copeland & Girlfriend Stabbed in NYC!!!

Last night’s incident proves you always have to watch you back because you never know when someone is going to attack like Pacers Star Chris Copeland & Girlfriend Stabbed in NYC.

CelebNMusic247.com has this report regarding Indiana Pacers player, Chris Copeland and his girlfriend Katrine Saltara, who were stabbed outside of NYC celebrity hot spot 1OAK early Wednesday, April 8.

We are hearing the some random man was apparently eves dropping on Copelands argument with his girlfriend and when he told the guy to mind his business, the man stabbed the couple.

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Here is what The New York Daily News reports:

The Indiana Pacers player, who previously played for the New York Knicks, was stabbed in the abdomen. Saltara and another pal Catherine Somani were also stabbed and sustained injuries in the arm, leg, and abdomen.

According to the paper, the fracas began when Copeland, 31, and Saltara, 28, started arguing outside the club in Chelsea. Another clubgoer Shezoy Bleary reportedly joined the dispute, pulled a knife, and stabbed the NBA star.

Photos from the incident show a bloodied sidewalk. TMZ also posted a cell phone video of Copeland talking to cops. Copeland and his girlfriend were taken to Bellevue Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Bleary, 22, was arrested along with Atlanta Hawks players Pero Antic and Thabo Sefolosha, who reportedly interfered with the police investigation. According to the Daily News, the players refused to move when authorities arrived at the scene.

1OAK released a statement regarding the incident, saying they were “fully cooperative with the NYPD.”