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Tweet of the Night: NBA players react to Cleanthony Early getting robbed and shot, Early thankful

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Cleanthony EarlyParkCleanthony Early was the victim of a robbery and shooting early Wednesday morning and could have suffered what could have been a career-ending injury.

Instead, it has been reported that the forward can recover from the gunshot wound in his right knee without surgery. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports has details:

After sustaining a gun-shot wound to his right knee early Wednesday in a targeted robbery, New York Knicks forwardCleanthony Early underwent MRI and X-ray exams that revealed no structural damage or surgery required, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Early remains in New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where doctors and the New York Knicks’ training staff have worked to keep the 24-year-old’s knee from becoming infected, sources told Yahoo. Early is expected to have a cleanup of his knee and expects a full recovery, league sources said. The bullet exited Early’s leg and is not lodged in it, sources said.

Early is expected to need two to three months to recover, league sources said, with his week-to-week timetable potentially changing, depending on his rehabilitation.

The situation occurred around 4:30 in the morning soon after Early exited a gentleman’s club. More details from CNN:

The New York Knicks’ Cleanthony Early was robbed and shotWednesday morning in Queens, police said.

Early was shot once in the left leg and was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center in stable condition, authorities said.

Based on preliminary information, police said it appeared Early had just left a gentleman’s club around 4:30 a.m. when three vehicles surrounded the taxi he was in and a group of people — at least one of whom was armed — ordered him to get out of the vehicle.

Early handed over his gold chains before he was shot, police said.

No suspects have been arrested in the incident.

It’s an unfortunate and ugly situation, but it certainly could have been much, much worse. Early will look to make a full recovery in the next couple of months and was thankful for all the support he heard from around the league:

Players were fully supportive of one their NBA family members and defended Early and all players’ right to do what they want in their free time:

Jim Park is a blogger and Tweet of the Night author of Sheridan Hoops. Follow him on twitter @SheridanBlog.

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