BY: Denver Sean
Published 3 years ago
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards apologized via Twitter on Sunday after receiving backlash for homophobic comments expressed via his Instagram Stories over the weekend.
via Complex:
“What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry,” he wrote. “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!”
Edwards appeared to be sitting in a car when he recorded a group of individuals standing around in a circle on the opposite side of the street, saying, “Look at these queer ass n****s, man. Look at the world I came to.” A woman can be heard laughing in the background. “These n****s different,” the 2020 first overall pick captioned the post.
Edwards starred in the 2022 Netflix movie Hustle where he played Kermit Wilts, a NBA Draft prospect who repeatedly tried to get under the skin of fellow prospect Bo Cruz, played by Juancho Hernangómez, throughout the Combine. The man nicknamed Ant-Man posted career-highs across the board last season with 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game.
That apology had PR team written all over it. We’re not buying it.
What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry. 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!
— Anthony Edwards (@theantedwards_) September 11, 2022
