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According to Jared Zwerling, Chris Copeland also broke his left elbow in addition to being stabbed and had surgery on Wednesday morning.
Spoke to someone close to Chris Copeland. Was approached by a guy outside 1Oak telling him about some promotion & Cope politely declined ...
— Jared Zwerling (@JaredZwerling) April 8, 2015
Copeland didn't get into a fight. His female friend (not wife) helped ward off attacker. Cope got stabbed and broke left elbow. Surgery now.
— Jared Zwerling (@JaredZwerling) April 8, 2015
Wading through the details of the early morning fracas will be tricky. Most early reports had the woman with Cope as his wife, but Candace Buckner pointed out, that is not the case.
All thoughts and prayers remain with Cope for a full recovery.
UPDATE: Pacers released a statement with an update on Copeland. They avoided details about the elbow and surgery reported elsewhere.
Chris Copeland Update: http://t.co/IiM5mavuNx pic.twitter.com/K7TzGnXJAK
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 8, 2015