Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire charged with battery for allegedly punching, slapping teen daughter

According to a report by CBS Miami, retired NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested Saturday on charges of domestic violence  after he allegedly punched one of his teen daughters in the jaw for being disrespectful to her elders.

during an argument, . Stoudemire, the 2003 NBA Rookie of the Year whose career included lengthy stops with the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks, faces a misdemeanor battery charge.

CBS Sports Reports: According to a police report, the dispute began when the victim’s grandmother called for her and Stoudemire did not like the way in which she spoke to her grandmother. The father and daughter then began arguing over whether she had an “attitude” before Stoudemire allegedly punched her on the right side of her face when she began “talking back again.” Stoudemire then allegedly slapped his daughter in the face and then again on the left side of her body.

Investigators reported that the girl’s mother, Stoudemire’s ex-wife, showed them photos of her daughter crying with blood running down her face. Stoudemire told police that her daughter was upset because “she received a whooping from him for being disrespectful and liar.”

Alexis Welch filed for divorce back on August 20, 2020 after she learned that Amar’e secretly fathered a child with a 36-year-old Miami woman and was paying more than $4,000 a month in temporary child support before the woman filed a paternity suit.

They silently divorced and upheld the prenuptial agreement they signed to the court.

A police report did not indicate which of Stoudemire’s two daughters were involved in the altercation. The six-time NBA All-Star has two daughters, ages 17 and 14.

Stoudemire played professional basketball from 2002 until 2020. In addition to the Suns and the Knicks, Stoudemire also played for the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat before finishing his playing career in international leagues.

Stoudemire was later released from jail on a $1,500 bond.