Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire was arrested on Saturday after allegedly punching his daughter in the jaw and slapping her several times.. [11] Among Stoudemire's high school honors was being selected to play in the 2002 McDonald's All-American Game at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he played with two future New York Knicks teammates, Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton. Stoudemire developed a mid-range game and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. [13], In February 2009, Stoudamire joined the coaching staff of the Grizzlies, along with Henry Bibby. [70] Three months later, Stoudemire announced that he was contemplating a return to playing professional basketball in the NBA. However, Stoudamire received significant playing time in the playoffs that season. [42] After a good March, however, Stoudemire suffered a bulging disk in his back. JTA A new episode of HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" that aired Tuesday focused on Amar'e Stoudemire and the retired NBA star's embrace of Orthodox Judaism. Stoudemire had said in April 2008, "It's more than a year-round grind. When Conley returned from an injury, Grizzlies head coach Marc Iavaroni placed Stoudamire on the inactive list and used inexperienced rookie Mike Conley Jr. as the starting point guard, causing Stoudamire to look for a trade or a buyout. Division regular season and conference tournament champion [9] Stoudemire returned to Florida where he attended summer school at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. He was expected to attend and play basketball at Oregon, but chose to attend Arizona instead. He said then that he would have to wear protective goggles for the rest of his career, but stopped wearing them after seven games. Amar'e Stoudemire was part of the Brooklyn Nets the last time controversy engulfed Kyrie Irving.Now, he has some advice for the embattled point guard. Before the 200607 season, Stoudemire changed his jersey number from 32 to 1. Stoudemire suffered from chronic knee problems during his career and underwent microfracture surgery on both knees. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships. Farley Weiss is president of the National Council of . Stoudemire explained his decision in an Instagram post clarifying his earlier announcement that he was leaving his post after two years as the Nets . 32 to No. Lovett also wants permanent child support as well as full custody, the paperwork shows. Its first issue had a cover story on Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets (written by future Fortune . Amar'e Stoudemire and his wife are calling it quits. [74], On October 30, 2019, Stoudemire signed with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association. In mid-December 2019, Stoudemire had left the team to return to the United States. [72] On October 31, Stoudemire recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 10575 win over Montakit Fuenlabrada, and was named to the Champions League's Team of the Week. While Stoudamire was growing up, his uncles, Charles and Anthony Stoudamire, got him involved in sports, mainly basketball and football. [44] Stoudemire returned for game four and recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds, in a Knicks victory. Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire and Damon Stoudamire that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. The couple met at a Nelly concert in 2002, according to published reports, and have four children together, ages four through 11. I am of the Jewish faith, today Jewish people all over the world celebrate Hanukkah and hear the story of how we fought wickedness. [66] On October 1, 2016, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the Israeli Basketball League Cup. [9] He transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina, to play for coach Joel Hopkins. He became the first Knicks player to start in the game since Patrick Ewing. Alexis reportedly went to Stoudemires home after their daughter made a plea for help, per the Herald, and Stoudemire told his ex that their daughter was being disrespectful. The report said Stoudemire thought his daughter was giving attitude to her grandmother, and that he allegedly continued slapping her after punching her. Stoudemire played four-plus seasons for the Knicks from 2010-15 after spending his first eight seasons with the Suns and infamously sliced his hand when punching the glass case of a fire extinguisher during a 2012 playoff series against the Heat. Later that month, the Eastern Conference All-Stars were announced; Stoudemire was not voted in, nor selected by the coaches to play in the All-Star Game. 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Coaching at Basketball-Reference.com; Record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games. But even with the challenges, Stoudemire feels he is . On Saturday morning, the Knicks posted a congratulatory tweet with a picture of Stoudemire in his cap and gown. He is married to Alexis Welch, with whom he has four children. He earned two Oregon Player of the Year and one Converse High School All-American awards during his senior year. Stoudemire was accused of slapping his daughter after allegedly punching her, and according to the report, he told cops his daughter received a whooping from him for being disrespectful and a liar.. 'It's also a spiritual journey as well,' he added when he described living in the 'Holy Land' as a 'dream come true.'. This record has been broken several times over since Stoudamire's 133 mark. The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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[63] Stoudemire's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors on May 11, 2016. He also put up strong career stats on a per-game basis even though his career was shortened by injury. Comments? Ethnicity: African-American. NBAE via Getty Images. He would later tattoo Wanda's face and her address on his left arm in remembrance. Pronunciation: \sah-LEEM\. Stoudamire's contract with the Blazers expired at the end of the 200405 season, and it became widely known that the Blazers, who were focusing on youth movement and looking for players with good character, had no intention of re-signing him. As he grew older, Stoudamire began to play basketball at Irving Park in the PortlandIrvington neighborhood and at the Matt Dishman Community Center in Portland. He was named a 1995 Wooden Award finalist after sharing the Pac-10 Player of the Year award with Ed O'Bannon. [30] On the first day that free agents were allowed to officially sign, the Knicks formally introduced Stoudemire at Madison Square Garden. 18. Its first issue had a cover story on . Updated: Oct. 3, 2008; 2 pm. [12] With his biggest goal in high school being making it to the NBA,[13] Stoudemire committed to the University of Memphis. I observed blood stains on the victims sweater and sweatpants, the arrest report says, according to the Miami Herald. Stoudamire was born to Willie Stoudamire and Liz Washington in Portland, Oregon; he was the only child, with three stepsisters; his parents never married. Amar'e Stoudemire, the former NBA star who retired from U.S. basketball in 2016, was arrested in Miami on Saturday after graduating with his master's degree from the University of Miami. Despite being the youngest player on the roster of the United States men's national basketball team, Stoudamire led the team in assists and steals en route to a gold medal at the 1993 Summer Universiade.[3]. For the first time in his career, he was not a starter, but a sixth man for the New York Knicks. In addition, he made an agreement with The Oregonian sports columnist John Canzano to take an unannounced urine test during any point of the 200304 season to prove his sobriety. Former NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire spoke out Sunday night about his arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge in Florida allegedly in an incident involving his daughter. Stoudamire was raised by his mother, Liz, and his grandmother, Wanda Stoudamire-Matthews.[2]. Stoudamire said that the biggest thing he learned from Pacific is "it's all about the grind." "Even being up here in the pros, it's still all about the grind," Stoudamire said. Land of Basketball is a fan website, for official NBA information visit National Basketball Association's website. [76], On January 22, 2020, Stoudemire returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. [7], Stoudemire did not start playing organized basketball until he was 14. He finished the 200607 regular season averaging 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. [108][109] Later that year, he also became an assistant coach for the Canadian men's national basketball team for the 2013 Maccabiah Games. Former Knicks star Amare Stoudemire issued a statement Sunday evening after he was arrested overnight Saturday in Miami for allegedly punching one of his teenage daughters in the jaw and drawing blood. [33] On January 27, 2011, Stoudemire was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star Team alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, and Dwight Howard. [105], In August 2011, Stoudemire signed a deal with Scholastic Press to write a series of middle-grade chapter books called STAT: Standing Tall And Talented. Suggestions? Free shipping for many products! On December 15, 2010, in a loss against the Boston Celtics, Stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight 30-point game. He is an actor and producer, known for MacGruber (2010), Trainwreck (2015) and New Year's Eve (2011). Stoudemire described the line as "courtside apparel for the fashion-forward female". [53] The Knicks ended up losing to the Pacers in 6 games. Stoudemire also appeared on Fox's comedy series, The Mindy Project, where Mindy Kaling's character went on an outing with her co-workers to a nightclub, and wound up hanging in the VIP section with the New York big man. :baby: j/k. He's being sued by a Miami area woman who claims he fathered her baby when he played for the Heat. Not only did he manage to play in 65 games, but he grew stronger as the year progressed. He set the record for three-point field goals made by a rookie with 133 breaking the record at the time held by Dennis Scott. After guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU, Entourage and Sesame Street in 2011, Amar'e appeared on TV Land's The Exes opposite Kristen Johnston in a January episode. He won several prep honors, including being selected as Florida's Mr. Basketball. "[2] He visited Israel that year, saying he intended "to get a better understanding of [his] heritage. [36] Stoudemire ended up having one of the best seasons in his career, averaging 25.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.6 assists and 2 blocks per game. The Suns would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 42 during the first round of the playoffs and beat the San Antonio Spurs 40 in the Conference Semifinals, to meet the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Finals. Rookie cards, autographs and more. 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