Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire was arrested in Miami after allegedly punching and slapping his teenage daughter, police data present. Stoudemire, 40, is charged with battery, Miami Police Division data present.
Stoudemire allegedly entered his daughter's room in his Miami residence Saturday night time and accused her of speaking again to her grandmother. The 6'10'' former New York Knicks and Miami Warmth middle then punched her on the proper facet of her jaw, slapped her within the face — leaving her with a bloody nostril — after which repeatedly slapped the "left facet of her physique," in keeping with the police report.
One of many officers who responded to the scene wrote within the report that he "noticed blood stains on the sufferer's sweater and sweatpants."
The teenager texted her mom an image of her crying with blood working down her face and, when the woman's mom known as Stoudemire, he suggested her to choose their daughter up as a result of she was being "disrespectful," in keeping with the report.
In keeping with police, Stoudemire advised them his daughter had known as her mom as a result of she was "unhappy" that she had "acquired a whooping from him for being disrespectful and a liar." When requested to elaborate, Stoudemire refused to reply and was then arrested, police stated.
Stoudemire has two daughters, ages 17 and 14, in keeping with CBS Miami. It was not clear which daughter was concerned within the incident.
Stoudemire final performed within the NBA in 2016. He was most just lately a participant improvement assistant for the Brooklyn Nets from 2020 till the top of the 2021-2022 season.
The alleged incident occurred hours after Stoudemire stated on Instagram that he had acquired a grasp's diploma from the College of Miami.