NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire will take the skills he learned patrolling the paint onto the streets.The Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductee celebrated graduating police academy at Miami Dade College’s North Campus.The arm of the law just got a lot longerInstagram / mdcollegeHe will serve the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and revealed that he was fulfilling a childhood dream.“It’s something I always wanted to do since I was a kid,” said the legendary hooper. “I remember back when I was in grade school, elementary school. They asked you on career day, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ And my initial response was a police officer. “It runs in the family. My uncle was a captain. His brother was a deputy. My cousin is a captain. My sister’s in the academy. So, it’s a family tradition, basically.”Miami Dade College posted photos of the day on Instagram, with the caption: “Amar’e Stoudemire made his mark on the basketball court. A six-time NBA All-Star, 2003 Rookie of the Year and newly inducted Basketball Hall of Famer, he played for some of the league’s biggest teams, including our very own Miami Heat.” Stoudemire finished his glittering 14-year NBA career in Miami after playing for the Heat from 2015-16.Amar’e Stoudemire’s NBA careerThe 6ft 10in, 245lb power forward racked up 846 career games, averaging 18.9 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks.Born in Lake Wales, Florida, he didn’t play organized basketball until he was 14 and also starred in football.Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, he opted out of joining the University of Memphis in order to declare for the 2002 NBA Draft.The Phoenix Suns swooped with the ninth overall pick and 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game was enough to win Rookie of the Year.The basketball great will now serve his communityInstagram / mdcollegeStoudemire has had a busy year with enshrinement celebrating his careerGettyHis 38 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves was a record for a prep-to-pro player until LeBron James broke it a year later.Despite injury problems, six All-Star nods were to follow with most coming for the Suns.Stoudemire joined the New York Knicks in 2010 and also spent a brief spell as a Dallas Maverick in 2015, before returning to Florida.He is also a two-time Israeli Basketball Premier League champion with Maccabi Tel Aviv.One of his proudest achievements was helping the Knicks gain some momentum.“Before I got there, no one else wanted to go to New York,” he said in his induction speech. “So that’s why I was like, ‘The Knicks are back, and we’re gonna do this.’ And so it was good to see those guys winning that championship this year.”Stoudemire came up against plenty of greats in his career, but picked out a rogue name when asked who gave him trouble.“One player underrated that never gets talked about that I couldn’t guard was Andre Kirilenko,” he told the Roommates Show. “He was a Swiss Army Knife. He did everything and he never stopped moving, so when I’m guarding him, my head’s on a swivel.”Kids will feel safer with Stoudemire aroundInstagram / mdcnorth