article_snippet.sent: Copeland, a former player for the New York Knicks, was slashed in the elbow and abdomen and underwent surgery to repair the wounds on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: Video by a passerby shows Copeland and Copeland wife on the ground before Copeland and his wife were taken to hospital .
article_snippet.sent: The couple, pictured, were rushed to Bellevue Hospital .
article_snippet.sent: Copeland and Copeland wife were both listed in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, while Somani was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital.
article_snippet.sent: Copeland and his wife injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
article_snippet.sent: CBS reported that Copeland underwent surgery on Wednesday morning. '
article_snippet.sent: CBS are aware that Copeland was injured early this morning in New York City,' Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird said in a statement to DailyMail.com on Wednesday. '
article_snippet.sent: CBS thoughts are with Copeland and those injured.'
article_snippet.sent: The team confirmed that Copeland had suffered a knife wound to Copeland left elbow and abdomen.
article_snippet.sent: Copeland was in New York to take on The team on Wednesday night but was undergoing surgery on Wednesday morning for Copeland wounds .