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Knicks' Early shot and robbed in New York

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Cleanthony Early of the New York Knicks, pictured on August 3, 2014, was shot in the leg in an apparent robbery after leaving a strip club overnight (AFP Photo/Nick Laham)

New York (AFP) - New York Knicks' reserve forward Cleanthony Early was shot in the leg in an apparent robbery after leaving a strip club overnight, reports and officials said Wednesday.

The incident occurred moments after the 24-year-old left the CityScapes Gentlemen's Club in an Uber, according to CBS and the New York Post.

A group of armed and masked men robbed Early after surrounding the Uber with their cars, reportedly robbing him of gold chains and even gold caps on his teeth.