Celebs

Amar’e Stoudemire Charged With Battery For Reportedly Hitting Daughter In The Face

<p>Former <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;NBA&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>NBA<&sol;strong><&sol;a> player <strong>Amar&&num;8217&semi;e Stoudemire<&sol;strong> has been charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly hitting one of his teenage daughters in the face&comma; authorities say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 15-year league veteran was arrested early Sunday after striking one of his two teenage daughters during an argument at his Miami home Saturday night&comma; according to a copy of the police report obtained by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;miamiherald&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;crime&sol;article270160222&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Miami Herald<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The report did not reveal which of the two daughters&comma; ages 14 and 17&comma; was hit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Stoudemire Arrested For Battery On Teen Daughter&comma; Released On Bond And Issued No-Contact Order<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Stoudemire&comma; 40&comma; was later released on &dollar;1&comma;500 bond and issued a no-contact order&period; He reportedly confronted one of his daughters and accused her of being disrespectful during a phone call with his mother&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After she denied it&comma; he told her&comma; &&num;8220&semi;you&&num;8217&semi;re talking back again&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and proceeded to punch her in the jaw&comma; the report states&period; The hit allegedly left her bleeding from the face&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She then contacted her mother &&num;8211&semi; Stoudemire&&num;8217&semi;s ex-wife &&num;8211&semi; who came and picked up the two girls as well as their two brothers&comma; before calling police&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1604508107232935942" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When officers responded to Stoudemire&&num;8217&semi;s home&comma; he reportedly told them his daughter &&num;8220&semi;was sad because she received a whooping from him for being disrespectful and a liar&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He then quickly invoked his right to remain silent&comma; according to the Herald&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Stoudemire Responds To Arrest &amp&semi; Accusations On Social Media&comma; Denies Assaulting Daughter<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Stoudemire responded to the charges and allegations on social media Sunday night&comma; and denied assaulting his daughter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I could never see myself assaulting any person&comma; especially my children&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Stoudemire wrote&period; &&num;8220&semi;I respect&comma; protect&comma; and love my family&comma; particularly my children&period; As a father&comma; I ask for your grace as we secure our space and privacy&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>No attorney for Stoudemire is listed in court records as of Monday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1604618961919922176" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; his Instagram page shows he received his master&&num;8217&semi;s degree from the University of Miami earlier Saturday&comma; just hours before the alleged assault&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Stoudemire&&num;8217&semi;s NBA Career Highlights&comma; Conversion To Judaism And Israeli Citizenship<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>During his NBA career&comma; Stoudemire averaged 18&period;9 points and 7&period;8 rebounds per game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He won Rookie of the Year award after the 2002-2003 season with the Phoenix Suns&comma; where he played for eight seasons before being traded to the New York Knicks&comma; where he played for five years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He retired in 2017 after finishing his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat before playing in Israel&period; In March 2019&comma; he received Israeli citizenship&comma; and adopted the name Yahoshafat Ben Avraham&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He formally converted to Judaism with a Rabbinical court on August 26&comma; 2020&comma; according to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;timesofisrael&period;com&sol;hbo-spotlights-amare-stoudemires-journey-from-the-nba-to-orthodox-judaism&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Times of Israel<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is a developing story&comma; be sure to check in as more we receive more updates&comma; Roomies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"105388" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;amare-stoudemire-with-battery-for-reportedly-hitting-daughter-in-the-face&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 25px&semi;font-weight&colon; 600&semi;">What Do You Think Roomies&quest;<&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style&equals;"border-color&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;border-width&colon; 0px&semi;border-radius&colon; 50px&semi;border-style&colon; solid&semi;background&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"emoji-8 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-10 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"10"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-4 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"4"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-5 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"5"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-2 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"2"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-7 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"7"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-12 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"12"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div> <&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-share-wrap wpra-share-buttons-bordered" style&equals;"">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of share buttons -->&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions container --> <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions wrap -->&Tab;&Tab;

Matthew McNulty

x