Report: Copeland requires surgery for elbow injury suffered in stabbing incident

Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland suffered an elbow injury in the New York nightclub stabbing he was the victim of early Wednesday morning.

The Pacers released a statement, saying only that Copeland had suffered knife wounds to his abdomen and left elbow.

Copeland reportedly broke his elbow during the altercation and will require surgery, according to Bleacher Report's Jared Zwerling, who "spoke to someone close to Chris Copeland."

ESPN's Chris Broussard reports that Copeland suffered a fractured elbow. 

Copeland didn't get into a fight outside the Chelsea club, 1 OAK, Zwerling notes, but was attacked by a man who had approached him about a promotion. The man reportedly became violent when Copeland brushed him off, and pulled a knife on Copeland and his ex-fiancee, Katrine Saltara, when the latter tried to intervene.

Both are in a New York hospital in stable condition.