Pacers forward Chris Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen during an argument at a New York nightclub early Wednesday, police sources told the New York Daily News. Copeland's wife, Katrine Saltara, was also slashed during the incident, which happened shortly before 4 a.m at 1 OAK club.
An argument erupted as Copeland and the suspect were leaving, sources said. Copeland's attacker -- 22-year-old Shezoy Bleary -- was arrested. Sources said Bleary pulled out a knife and stabbed Copeland, 31, and slashed Saltara, 28, in the arm and leg. A second woman -- 53-year-old Catherine Comani -- that was with Bleary was also slashed in the abdomen, sources added.
Copeland and Saltara were rushed to Bellevue Hospital and were in stable condition, sources said. Comani was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and was also listed as stable.
Also arrested at the scene, according to sources, were Hawks players Pero Antic and Thabo Sefolosha, who were booked for trying to prevent police from setting up a crime scene. Sefolosha, 30, and Antic, 32, refused to move when police tried to set up a crime scene. They were charged with obstructing governmental administration.
Copeland was in New York as the Pacers will play the Knicks on Wednesday. Sefolosha and Antic are also in New York as the Hawks play the Nets on Wednesday.
