{"id":182930,"date":"2026-03-08T06:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182930\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T06:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:50:22","slug":"wnba-star-arike-ogunbowale-arrested-for-allegedly-punching-man-in-miamis-e11even-nightclub-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182930\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale arrested for allegedly punching man in Miami\u2019s E11even nightclub \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested after she allegedly punched a man inside Miami&#8217;s E11even nightclub, an arrest report said.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunbowale, 29, was arrested Thursday on a battery charge for the alleged incident that happened at the club on Northeast 11th Street, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the victim said he was trying to escort Ogunbowale out of the establishment due to an altercation when she punched him in the face with a closed fist, causing him to fall to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunbowale was taken into custody, and surveillance footage confirmed the victim&#8217;s version of events, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunbowale was a first-round draft pick by the Dallas Wings and is a four time WNBA All-Star.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2229082751.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"ARLINGTON, TX -  AUGUST 8:  Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Dallas Wings dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Liberty on August 8, 2025 at the College Park Center in Arlington, TX. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Michael Gonzales\/NBAE via Getty Images)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tGetty ImagesGetty Images<\/p>\n<p>Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings during a game against the New York Liberty on August 8, 2025 at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Michael Gonzales\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Milwaukee, Ogunbowale went to Notre Dame, where she helped lead the Fighting Irish to a NCAA Championship in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>She also plays in the new Unrivaled 3-on-3 women&#8217;s basketball league based in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested after she allegedly punched a man inside Miami&#8217;s E11even nightclub, an arrest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124,9656],"class_list":["post-182930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}