NBA player, wife stabbed outside Manhattan nightclub

The NYPD says an NBA player, his wife and another woman were stabbed and injured outside a Manhattan nightclub. Police say they sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized. Their names weren’t immediately released. It happened just before 4 a.m. yesterday outside the 1Oak Club on West 17th Street. The stabber was taken into custody. Two other people were arrested on charges of obstructing governmental administration. Police say the NBA player was stabbed in the abdomen. His wife was stabbed in the arm and slashed across the breast and buttocks. Police say the two were arguing outside the club when a group — including the other injured woman — interfered. They say a verbal dispute ensued with one man pulling out a knife.

Kings’ Bhullar first Indian to play in NBA game

Sacramento Kings backup center Sim Bhullar made history Tuesday night when he became the first player of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. Bhullar, who was born in Ontario, Canada and played in college at New Mexico State, checked in with 16.1 seconds remaining in the Kings’ 116-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. A crowd of 16,770 gave the 7-foot-5 Bhullar a standing ovation when he replaced Jason Thompson and lined up along the key while teammate Ray McCallum took the second of two free throw attempts. Signed to a 10-day contract on April 2, Bhullar did not attempt a shot.

Keane faces trial on road-rage charge

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane will stand trial in June after denying being aggressive toward a taxi driver during an alleged road-rage incident. The 43-year-old Irishman did not attend a brief hearing at Trafford Magistrates’ Court in Manchester yesterday but a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf by his lawyer. Keane, who is assistant manager of the Ireland team, is accused of causing harassment, alarm or distress to taxi driver Fateh Kerar in January. Kerar says an altercation took place after he and his passenger noticed Keane, who was driving a Range Rover. Keane’s trial at Manchester Magistrates’ Court is due to start on June 19.