Arike Ogunbowale arrested for punching man at club after Unrivaled championship

Mar 6, 2026 - 20:30

MEDLEY, FLORIDA - MARCH 4: Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Mist celebrates after defeating the Phantom during Unrivaled 2026 Championship game at Sephora Arena on March 4, 2026 in Medley, Florida. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Arike Ogunbowale is one of the WNBA’s best known bucket-getters. The Dallas Wings star was part of a championship-winning Mist BC team in Unrivaled this week, but her celebration turned ugly after she was arrested for battery at a Miami club.

Ogunbowale allegedly punched in a man in the face at Club E11EVEN in Miami on Thursday night. She was charged with misdemeanor battery. The arrest happened at 4:22 a.m. Ogunbowale is now home safely, according to WNBA insider Annie Costabile.

SLATER SCOOP: WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested on Thursday while celebrating her team’s Unrivaled basketball championship at Club E11EVEN in Miami.

Police sources tell me she punched a man in the face and he fell to the ground.

It was also caught on camera. pic.twitter.com/qSK3Gfn8Na— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) March 6, 2026

The Wings issued the following statement:

Statement via the Dallas Wings: “The Wings are aware of an incident involving Arike Ogunbowale and are in the process of gathering more information. Further comments will be provided once we have more details.”— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) March 6, 2026

Unrivaled issued this statement:

Statement from Unrivaled: “The league is aware of an incident involving Arike Ogunbowale and we are in the process of gathering additional information. We’re in contact with Arike and her representatives.” https://t.co/mS2rKcxNPR— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) March 6, 2026

Ogunbowale is a free agent whenever the WNBA and WNBAPA comes to a new collective bargaining agreement. She is on the brink of her 29th birthday, and was playing on a max contract worth $242K last season.

How the Wings go about building around reigning Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers is one of the big questions in the league this offseason. Ogunbowale has been a proven bucket-getter, but she isn’t always the most efficient scorer.

We’ll update this story as it develops.