Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is feeling remorseful after using homophobic comments in a now-deleted Instagram post.
Edwards, 21, tweeted an apology on Sunday for calling a group of people “queer” in an Instagram story video that he appeared to film from inside of a car.
“Look at these queer ass n—-s, man,” Edwards can be heard saying in the clip, which showed a group of people standing across the street from the vehicle. “Look at what the world done came to, bruh.”
A woman can also be heard laughing in the background.
“These n—-s different,” Edwards, the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, wrote over the video with crying-laughing emojis.
The video later emerged on social media after Edwards deleted it.
“What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry,” Edwards tweeted Sunday. “It’s unacceptable for me or anyone to use that language in such a hurtful way, there’s no excuse for it, at all. I was raised better than that!”
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Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves during Round 1 Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2022 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NBAE via Getty ImagesAs of Monday morning, the NBA and the Timberwolves had not yet addressed Edwards’ comments publicly. The NBA has previously fined Nets star Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic, the 2022 NBA MVP, for homophobic comments made by the players in 2021 and 2018, respectively.
Edwards, who is entering his third season with the Timberwolves, averaged 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 72 games in 2021-22.
