New York, NY (My Sportsbook) - New Jersey Nets point guard Chris Childs was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a Manhattan night club early Tuesday. The 34-year-old went to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' night club in downtown New York City, and was held up at gunpoint and robbed of about $30,000 worth of jewelry and cash as he was walking to his parked Mercedes at about 1:30 a.m., police said. Four men accosted Childs and fled, but they were all captured by police shortly thereafter in a nearby subway station. Childs was not injured, and all of the stolen goods were recovered except for a neck chain. Childs, who has yet to see any playing time this preseason, was suspended indefinitely by the Nets Tuesday for not being in playing shape. The Boise State product signed a two-year deal with the team on August 1 to serve as Jason Kidd's backup. Childs averaged 4.1 points and 22.8 minutes per game over 69 contests with the Toronto Raptors last season. Childs broke into the NBA with the Nets in the 1994-95 season, after he was named CBA Player of the Year in 1994 while playing for the Quad City Thunder. For his career, Childs has averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 assists per game. He has appeared in 529 NBA games and set career highs in games played (78), assists (7.0) and points per game (12.8) in the 1995-96 season with the Nets. He also spent 4 1/2 seasons with the New York Knicks.
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