Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (/ m r e s t d m ar / -MAR-ay STOD--myre; Hebrew: ; born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Copyright 2023. landofbasketball.com - All rights reserved. Stoudemire helped his team to an Israel championship. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Stoudemire and his ex-wife, Alexis, share four children, including two teenage daughters. [66] On October 1, 2016, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the Israeli Basketball League Cup. With Amare Stoudemire Naked Pic & # x27 ; s Mom Arrested Front. [58] Four days later, he made his debut for the Mavericks against the Charlotte Hornets and recorded 14 points in just 11 minutes off the bench. It was designed with the help of Rachel Roy. The seventh-seeded Knicks were paired with the defending Eastern Conference champions in the Miami Heat heading into the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, Stoudamire was widely criticized by the NBA Players Association for the drug test, who claimed that NBA players may only submit to such tests as prescribed by the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Stoudamire was born to Willie Stoudamire and Liz Washington in Portland, Oregon; he was the only child, with three stepsisters; his parents never married. After injuries limited him to 47 and 29 games played in the previous two seasons, respectively, Stoudemire bounced back for the Knicks in the 201314 season. da 4Amare Stoudemirede . Until June 2016, Stoudemire was a bench player with the Miami Heat and the woman lived in a luxury high-rise just north of Miami Beach. He earned the nickname "Mighty Mouse" because he stands only 5ft 10in (1.78m), and because he had a Mighty Mouse tattoo on his right arm going into his rookie season. [45] The Knicks would, however, not win another game as they lost the series 41 to the Heat. 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[49] Stoudemire made his season debut on January 1, 2013, at home against Portland, playing 17 minutes off the bench, scoring six points and grabbing one rebound. 'I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development.' He bailed on a scheduled talk at the last second late one night because he needed some alone time in his Portland hotel room. The case was dismissed in March, and she filed in Florida a month later. According to a police report obtained by the Miami Herald, Stoudemires ex-wife, Alexis, went to Stoudemires home after their daughter made a plea for help. The report said Stoudemire told his ex with whom he shares four children, including two daughters that are 17 and 14 years of age that their daughter was being disrespectful and giving attitude to her grandmother. The alleged incident occurred hours after Stoudemire graduated from the University of Miami with a masters degree, according to reporter Andy Slater. 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. Her mother, Judy Lovett, 64, declined to comment about her new granddaughter but said: 'All you need to know about my daughter is that she's smart as a whip.'. He scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, and came in second in MVP voting to Kobe Bryant. Amar'e Stoudemire attends the Hennessy V.S.O.P. [16], In May 2013, Stoudamire left Memphis to join the coaching staff of the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team.[17]. Unfortunately, many Jews do not take the time that Stoudemire has devoted to learning about Judaism. [43] Stoudemire returned with a few games remaining in the regular season. On February 19, in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Stoudemire suffered a detached retina, although he may have injured it earlier as he had been bothered by the same eye even before this game. Stoudamire played point guard for the Arizona Wildcats and coach, Lute Olson. [99], Stoudemire started the Each One, Teach One foundation in 2003. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment! 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.. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. He averaged 26.1 points, 9.2 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game while playing for his school. Stoudemire developed a mid-range game and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. 'Alexis is very charismatic,' he told Essence in 2012. [75] He appeared in 11 games for the Sturgeons, averaging 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. [12] With his biggest goal in high school being making it to the NBA,[13] Stoudemire committed to the University of Memphis. Stoudemire, a six-time All-Star, signed with the Knicks in 2010 after eight seasons with the Suns and played four-plus seasons in New York before the two sides agreed on a contract buyout in February 2015. [6] On December 28, 2000, Stoudamire scored 32 points and hit the game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left during a 103102 win over the Utah Jazz. [35] In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks were swept by the Boston Celtics. [34] In 2011, the Knicks made the playoffs for the first time since 2004. In February 2012, Stoudemire missed four games mourning the death of his older brother, Hazell, who had died in a car accident. [56], On February 16, 2015, Stoudemire was waived by the Knicks after an agreement was reached to buy out his contract.[57]. While Stoudamire was growing up, his uncles, Charles and Anthony Stoudamire, got him involved in sports, mainly basketball and football. Stoudemire attended the 2006 USA Basketball camp in Las Vegas, although he ultimately did not play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. 60 talking about this. [76], On January 22, 2020, Stoudemire returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. [84] Stoudemire filed for divorce from his wife in October 2018 but the case was dismissed in July 2019 after he failed to submit the required documents to follow through. Initially, the Suns thought he would return by mid-February,[18] but his rehab took longer than expected. Damon Stoudamire | Early Life, Family & Education. [85], Stoudemire's first name had previously been listed in the Phoenix Suns media guide as Amar or Amare, but it was changed to Amar'e in October 2008. [22][23] Stoudemire, along with teammate Boris Diaw, was suspended for Game 5 for leaving the bench area after an altercation between teammate Steve Nash and Spurs forward Robert Horry. [50] After returning Stoudemire was restricted to playing a maximum of 30 minutes a game.[51]. On February 3, 2008, Stoudamire signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Stoudemire described the line as "courtside apparel for the fashion-forward female". The police say Stoudemire's brother Hazell Stoudemire Jr. died instantly at 1:42 a.m. Monday. [100][101] That same year, he posed shirtless on behalf of PETA's Ink Not Mink campaign, protesting the wearing of animal fur.[102]. At the 1995 NBA Draft held in Toronto, the fans in attendance chanted loudly for the Raptors to select UCLA standout Ed O'Bannon with their first ever draft pick, loudly booing when the team announced their first pick would be Stoudamire instead. [47] The 20112012 season was a disappointment as Stoudemire's production dropped off in every statistical category from the prior year. [110], In February 2018, Stoudemire launched a kosher, Israeli wine label, called Stoudemire Cellars. Stoudemire was voted a starter for the Western Conference. Stoudemire finished his tenure with the Suns fourth in franchise history in scoring average (21.4 points per game), third in rebounds, free throws made and attempted, fifth in blocked shots, and single-game records of consecutive free throws in one game (20) and blocked shots (10). He also put up strong career stats on a per-game basis even though his career was shortened by injury. He missed the rest of the 200506 season, returning for 200607, and ended up playing 62 games, of which he started 51 (evenly splitting point guard duties with veteran backup Chucky Atkins). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He was a consistent winner for the Phoenix Suns, though they never won a title. [8] As a result of moving in-and-out with his mother and her problems with the law, Stoudemire transferred between five high schools in two states six different times. Tt muotoa jatk The incident occurred mere hours after Stoudemire, 40 . . On February 13, 1998, he was traded by the Raptors along with Walt Williams and Carlos Rogers to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Kenny Anderson, Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, two first-round draft picks, a second-round draft pick and cash considerations. [46] In the Heat's series clinching win in game 5, Stoudemire fouled out after the Heat's Shane Battier drew an offensive foul; this led to the Heat's PA announcer announcing Stoudemire had been extinguished, referring to Stoudemire's hand injury. Amar'e Jr., Assata and their youngest son, Alijah, was born in 2013. The comments below have not been moderated, By Salim Stoudamire. Stoudemire was named to the All-NBA Second Team. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Stoudemire, 40, was charged with misdemeanor battery, a domestic violence charge. [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. [23] Blazers president Steve Patterson announced that he wanted to void Stoudamire's contract, but did not find a provision in the contract that would allow him to do so.[23]. The former forward most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Nets, leaving the team after the 2021-22 season. He played eight minutes of first half action against the Sacramento Kings on November 19, scoring 10 points off the bench to spark the Heat early, as the team went on to win the game 116109. But even with the challenges, Stoudemire feels he is . 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