NBA Star Anthony Edwards Apologizes For Homophobic Remark

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has apologized for using a homophobic slur in a social media post.

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On his Instagram story, Edwards shared a video of a group of shirtless men hanging out on the street and referred to the group as "q---r ass n----s."

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The high-flying guard was called out for his comment, and he apologized on Twitter this afternoon.

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'What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry," Edwards wrote.

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"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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Edwards, an All-Rookie performer, is known for speaking his mind and being colorful.

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In this instance, it most definitely was not. Hopefully he learned an important lesson from this.

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