A post shared by Anthony Edwards (@theanthonyedwards_) An NBA player has faced immediate backlash and condemnation after a social media posting.
Anthony Edwards, 21, plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the weekend he posted a brief video to his Instagram stories.In it, he filmed a group of men outside his car window.
Zooming in on the men, Edwards says, “Look at these queer-ass n******, man. Look what the world done came to.”As he speaks, a woman giggles.The video has since been deleted, but was screen captured by several people and reposted to Twitter.Related: NFL, NBA stars’ explicit photos/videos take center stage in federal courtOn Sunday, Edwards issued a swift apology.“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!”What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry.