chris copeland and his wife , katrine saltare , 28 , were talking in the street when a stranger tried to intervene .
the man , shezoy bleary , ` pulled out a knife and stabbed copeland in the abdomen and his wife in the breast , buttocks and arm '
on a video showing the victims being treated in the street , copeland 's wife is heard shouting : ` we were stabbed . we are scared for our lives ! '
two atlanta hawks players , pero antić and thabo sefolosha , were also arrested ` for obstructing police when they arrived '
all three victims are in stable condition in hospital .
copeland is in town to play his former team , the knicks , tonight .