Officials: Knicks player shot in the leg outside strip club

NEW YORK (AP) 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 weren't 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.

The 6-foot-8 Early was selected by New York in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft following his senior season at Wichita State University

The Bronx native has seen action in 10 of the Knicks' 33 games this season and is averaging 0.7 points per game.