WNBA Star Arike Ogunbowale Arrested For Allegedly Punching Man In Membership

WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale went from celebrating her Unequalled championship to posing for a mugshot — the hooper was arrested after allegedly punching a safety guard at a Miami nightclub on Thursday.

TMZ Sports activities obtained the grievance … officers had been notified of a bodily altercation that broke out inside E11EVEN. When approaching the rear exit of the membership, the officer said a big crowd was being escorted out by safety.

The officer made contact with the alleged sufferer … who claimed he was trying to escort 29-year-old Ogunbowale out of the membership attributable to an unrelated altercation — when she punched him within the face with a closed fist, inflicting him to fall to the bottom.

The alleged sufferer recognized Ogunbowale on the scene … and he or she was taken into custody with out incident for battery.

In accordance with the report, the altercation was captured on safety footage.

Ogunbowale and her Mist teammates had been on the membership to rejoice their championship over Phantom earlier within the evening — she scored 19 factors within the huge win.

Social media footage exhibits Ogunbowale partying with Paige Bueckers and Aziaha James previous to her arrest.

Ogunbowale performs for the Dallas Wings within the WNBA … and is a four-time All-Star and two-time ASG MVP. She’s racked up loads of awards … even main the league in scoring in 2020.

She additionally received an NCAA championship at Notre Dame.

We reached out to E11EVEN relating to the incident … and the membership says it doesn’t touch upon particular person friends.

“We’re proud that E11EVEN Miami continues to be the placement of alternative for thus many individuals to rejoice main moments and milestones,” the membership stated. “We had been thrilled to have served because the venue for the official championship after social gathering for the Unequalled champions and are honored that athletes and groups throughout a number of sports activities constantly select E11EVEN to rejoice their victories.”

“We stay dedicated to offering a world-class atmosphere that displays the vitality, pleasure, and status of these moments.”