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Former Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire becomes Miami police officer

Stoudemire, a former NBA All-Star, finished the Miami-Dade police academy Wednesday and is set to work for the county's school police department; the hallways just got shorter.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on Best of BBN
Published 4:57 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: Amar'e Stoudemire — Photo: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Former Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire becomes Miami police officer”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:57 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Knicks, Miami.
BBN covered this story before: NYCFC on outside of playoff picture after loss to Inter Miami (October 15).

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New York PostFormer Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire becomes Miami police officer

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFormer Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire graduated from the Miami-Dade police academy on Wednesday, and he will join the county's school police department.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Post notes the former NBA All-Star now trades the hardwood for school hallways, which is a serious career change for anyone, let alone a man of his height.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI think it's wonderful. Public service looks good on a tall man.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody's sneaking out of that school.