Ex-NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire arrested after allegedly punching, slapping daughter

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Former NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested early Sunday in a domestic violence incident involving his daughter, according to court documents.Authorities alleged he punched and slapped his unnamed daughter, according to the arrest affidavit and an online jail record that was available earlier Sunday.Stoudemire — whom the arrest affidavit lists as being 6-feet-10 and 255 pounds — is alleged to have rushed into his daughter's room and "asked her why she was giving attitude" after her grandmother apparently called her name and she responded with, "What?"The daughter is alleged to have told Stoudemire she didn't have an attitude, and the document alleges that he responded with "you're talking back again" before he punched her in the jaw and slapped her on her face and body, causing a bloody nose.The mother is alleged to have told police that Stoudemire "told her to come pick up the victim because she was being disrespectful.""

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