New York Knicks #basketball player shot in the knee and robbed of his phone, money and gold teeth as girlfriend watch outside strip Club

25-year-old graduate that looked on in horror as her New York Knicks basketball player boyfriend was shot in the knee and robbed as they left a strip club in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Iliana Douge, a model and aspiring designer, was sat in the back of an Uber taxi with Cleanthony Early, 24, at 4.20am when three cars surrounded them, CCTV footage shows.

Six men in ski masks got out, shot Early in the knee, then stole his money, jewelry, phone, and even the gold caps in his teeth. Douge was unharmed. As 6'8" Early was treated for the potentially career-ending injury in hospital, Douge tried to communicate her shock.

'It was a messed up situation,' Douge, who recently graduated from fashion school, told the New York Daily News outside her home in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.  

The couple had been out at CityScapes Gentlemen's Club in Queens, where entry is $30 and a shot is $18, hours after the Knicks beat the Pitsons at Madison Square Garden.

The driver of the Uber was not hurt in the attack.

No arrests have been made at this time and police have yet to release any description of the suspects. 

The Knicks released a statement saying; 'We are aware of what occurred with Cleanthony Early this morning and are relived that he is not in a life-threatening situation. We will not comment any further until we receive more information.'