WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale arrested in Miami during Unrivaled championship celebration

Arike Ogunbowale, a four-time WNBA All-Star and Unrivaled league standout, was taken into constabulary custody aboriginal Thursday aft an alleged altercation astatine a Miami nightclub, constabulary records showed.

Miami-Dade officers arrested Ogunbowale astir 4:30 americium aft an unnamed antheral was suspected of being punched astatine Club E11EVEN. FOX Sports Radio reported, citing constabulary sources, a antheral was struck "in the look and helium fell to the ground." The incidental was allegedly recorded.

Ogunbowale was astatine the venue to observe winning the 2026 Unrivaled championship.

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Arike Ogunbowale (24) of the Mist celebrates aft defeating the Phantom during Unrivaled 2026 Championship crippled astatine Sephora Arena connected March 4, 2026 successful Medley, Florida.  (Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)

According to police, surveillance footage from the nightclub supported the alleged victim’s account. The Dallas Wings guard, 29, faces a misdemeanor artillery complaint and was released connected $1,000 bond.

Unrivaled addressed the incidental successful a statement, saying, "The league is alert of an incidental involving Arike Ogunbowale and we are successful the process of gathering further information," a spokesperson told ESPN. "We’re successful interaction with Arike and her representatives."

Arike Ogunbowale (24) of the Mist looks connected against the Hive during the 2nd 4th of an Unrivaled 2026 crippled astatine Sephora Arena connected Jan. 31, 2026 successful Medley, Florida. (Rich Storry/Getty Images)

Ogunbowale scored 19 points successful Wednesday’s Unrivaled rubric game, but the Mist’s 80-74 triumph implicit the Phantom astatine Sephora Arena successful Miami came with immoderate controversy.

Mist helping Arike Ogunbowale (24) celebrates with her teammates aft winning the Unrivaled title crippled against the Phantom astatine Sephora Arena connected March 4, 2026 successful Miami, Florida. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

Late successful the game, with Ogunbowale and the Mist 1 constituent from victory, Breanna Stewart was called for an violative foul connected a thrust to the basket.

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Mist manager Zach O'Brien rapidly challenged the referee's call, which was yet overturned. Stewart past went to escaped thrown enactment to clinch the upstart league's title, marking the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth the Unrivaled title has been clinched astatine the foul line.

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