Amir Coffey is detained and charged with having a firearm in a moving vehicle, here is all you need to know about the Clippers player, his age, height and contract
Coffey, 26, was a passenger in the car that authorities pulled over for speeding shortly before 2 a.m., according to Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im, a department spokesperson.
According to Im, Coffey received a citation for concealing a handgun in a moving vehicle. He was granted $10,000 bond and freed on his own recognisance from a county jail.
Who is Amir Coffey, bio, age, height, family, sister, college, LA Clippers contract, salary details
According to jail records, he has a court date of August 24. According to Im, one of the passengers was charged with a misdemeanour for marijuana possession, and the driver received a ticket for speeding. Coffey has spent four seasons with the Clippers. The team said in a statement Monday, according to ESPN:
We’re aware of a legal situation involving Amir Coffey and are looking into it.”
It’s probable that Coffey will be subject to NBA penalties. Normally, the league investigates all allegations of wrongdoing on both a personal and a professional level and, if necessary, may impose a punishment or ban.
The 6-foot-7 guard/forward averages 5.5 points per game while largely serving as a bench player. He averaged 3.4 points per game while participating in 50 games last season, nine of which he started. His greatest season was in 2021–22, when he started 30 of the 69 games he appeared in, averaging 9.0 points, and 2.9 rebounds.
Amir Coffey was arrested in L.A after police say they found a loaded gun in his car, per @TMZ_Sports pic.twitter.com/XaKaCitlav
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 31, 2023
Who is Amir Coffey?
Amir Coffey is a professional basketball player from the United States who currently competes for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Coffey was born on June 17, 1997. In college basketball, he played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The 26-year-old Clippers player measures 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).
A look at Amir Coffey’s family
His father Richard Coffey played college basketball at Minnesota and also played professionally in the NBA (52 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1990–1991; CBA, Turkey, and Spain).
Nia Coffey, his sister, was a Northwestern University basketball player. In the 2017 WNBA draft, the San Antonio Stars selected her with the fifth overall pick.
What is Amir Coffey’s salary?
Amir Coffey agreed to a three-year, $11,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, with a guaranteed $11,000,000 in addition to an average annual salary of $3,666,667. Coffey will receive a basic salary of $3,666,667 in 2023–2024 in addition to a $3,666,667 cap hit and $3,666,667 in dead cap value.