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NBA’s Amir Coffey is arrested for a concealed weapon following late-night traffic stop in Hollywood: Clippers forward ‘confessed to cops’ before being booked and released
- Coffey, 26, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over in Hollywood at 2am
- Officers said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, leading to the arrest
- DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news
Los Angeles Clippers swingman Amir Coffey has been arrested for possessing a concealed firearm following a routine traffic stop at the busy Hollywood intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
The 26-year-old Minnesota native was a passenger in a car that was pulled over in Hollywood around 2:30am on Sunday, DailyMail.com has confirmed. Officers claimed they smelled marijuana, prompting a search, which uncovered a loaded gun. Coffey allegedly admitted that the firearm belonged to him and he was arrested for misdemeanor firearm possession.
Los Angeles County jail records show that Coffey was booked at around 5am and later released on his own recognizance.
Another passenger was cited for marijuana in a moving vehicle, according to police records provided to DailyMail.com.
‘We’re aware of a legal situation involving Amir Coffey and are looking into it,’ a team spokesman told DailyMail.com in an email.
Amir Coffey was arrested for firearms possession in Hollywood following a routine traffic stop
Coffey was arrested at 2am near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue
‘On July 30, 2023, at 1:50am, Hollywood officers saw a vehicle speeding at Sunset/Highland and conducted a traffic stop,’ read a police report provided to DailyMail.com.
‘The driver was cited for speeding. One of the passengers was cited for possession of marijuana. The other passenger was Amir Coffey from the NBA Clippers. He was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle 25400 (a) 3 PC. Booking # 6650217.’
Coffey could face up to a year in prison and $1,000 fine for the arrest, but that would be unlikely for a first-time offender.
Undrafted out of Minnesota, Coffey signed a two-way deal with the Clippers in 2019 and has since been shuffled back and forth between the NBA club and its G League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers.
He averaged 3.4 points over 50 NBA appearances last season.
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