copeland , 31 , and his wife , katrine saltare , 28 , were talking in the street just before 4 am when a 22-year-old man , shezoy bleary , interrupted them , the new york post reported .
when copeland , who used to play for the new york knicks , told the man to back off , the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and plunged it into the athlete 's abdomen and elbow .
he then turned on saltare , stabbing her in the breast , buttocks and arm , sources told the post .