# Knicks small forward, Early, shot in Queens. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 30, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722 "2015-12-30T12:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/1 "2015-12-30T12:45:40Z")
It was an apparent stick up as his gold chains were snatched. I guess all this talk about getting rid of Carmelo is moot now. P.S., I don’t want to write his first name. Also, he was shot in the leg while getting out of an Uber. Why the story I read found it necessary to mention the Uber, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/2 "2015-12-30T12:52:30Z")
Story here. > **[Knicks player Cleanthony Early shot in overnight attack near Queens strip club](https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-cleanthony-early-shot-attack-strip-club-article-1.2480575)** > > The Knicks player was reportedly robbed of the gold caps on his teeth. Snatching the gold chains, I might be able to understand, but the gold from his teeth?? ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/3 "2015-12-30T14:08:42Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It was an apparent stick up as his gold chains were snatched. I guess all this talk about getting rid of Carmelo is moot now.\*\*\* P.S., I don’t want to write his first name. \*\*\*Also, he was shot in the leg while getting out of an Uber. Why the story I read found it necessary to mention the Uber, I don’t know. Why don’t you want to write his name? You referred to Carmelo by hist first name. What is wrong with mentioning that he was in am Uber Cab? It’s not like the story led with that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/4 "2015-12-30T14:31:09Z")
> [@Fleetwood](#): > > Why don’t you want to write his name? You referred to Carmelo by hist first name. What is wrong with mentioning that he was in am Uber Cab? It’s not like the story led with that fact. Because his first name is stupid and the fact that he was in an Uber has nothing at all to do with the fact that he was shot. My city has a hard on for Uber, so the local station had to mention it-- like it was Uber’s fault or something. ETA: As per my husband “It’s better than Dirtytony.” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/5 "2015-12-30T15:06:02Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Because his first name is stupid… > > ETA: As per my husband “It’s better than Dirtytony.” I was certain I would find that it was unique, and probably made up by his parents. But, lo and behold,[there is a precedent for Cleanthony](http://www.richardharrisfuneralhome.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&id=2354887&fh_id=13291), and at least 59 years ago as well. Well I’ll be damned. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/6 "2015-12-30T15:13:22Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Snatching the gold chains, I might be able to understand, but the gold from his teeth?? Gold’s $1000/oz… a gold tooth cap might be 1/4 oz, so taking pliers to the guy’s teeth for $250/tooth might make some grisly economic sense. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/7 "2015-12-30T15:36:35Z")
What’s wrong with the name Cleanthony? I mean, really, “John” is a stupid name. “John”. It just lies there, bored and boring. Might as well call me “Jim”. YAWN. Now the name I _really_ want is [D’Brickashaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Brickashaw_Ferguson). _That’s_ an awesome name! ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/8 "2015-12-30T15:40:10Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Gold’s $1000/oz… a gold tooth cap might be 1/4 oz, so taking pliers to the guy’s teeth for $250/tooth might make some grisly economic sense. It’s probable that the teeth caps are the decorative, removable type, not fillings. If so, it might be a bit yucky to take someone’s slobbered-on grills, but not quite grisly. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/9 "2015-12-30T15:55:29Z")
Apparently he was shot in the knee, best case that night out just cost him many millions of dollars. Could easily be career ending. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/10 "2015-12-30T16:01:42Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > What’s wrong with the name Cleanthony? > > I mean, really, “John” is a stupid name. “John”. It just lies there, bored and boring. Might as well call me “Jim”. YAWN. > > Now the name I _really_ want is [D’Brickashaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Brickashaw_Ferguson). _That’s_ an awesome name! I always wondered if his mom was a bad spelling fan of The Thorn Birds. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knicks-small-forward-early-shot-in-queens/741722/11 "2015-12-30T22:33:27Z")
Is his girlfriend a stripper? Not that there is anything wrong with that.