uber-logoNew York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was shot in the leg after his Uber vehicle was pulled over by a group of masked robbers on Wednesday morning.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Early left a nightclub in Queens and hopped into an Uber with his girlfriend. The vehicle was soon after boxed in by two or three other cars and robbers forced Early out of the back seat, demanding “everything he had.”

Early gave up gold chains, cash, and his phone before being shot in the right leg. The Knicks PR office said he is not in a “life-threatening situation.”

https://twitter.com/NY_KnicksPR/status/682194338529570816

Early’s girlfriend and the Uber driver were unharmed, but the driver did have his ID stolen, the WSJ reported.

We’ve reached out to Uber for comment and will update this story when we hear back.

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