video, the 21-year-old shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves is seen rolling down a car window and making comments about a group of shirtless men, some of whom appear to be wearing harnesses.The men are seen embracing each other and talking in a close circle.
As he rolls down the window, Edwards calls the men “queer-ass n****s” while another person inside the car laughs in the background.The video sparked criticism of the NBA star, who was the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft, on social media, with some users accusing him of homophobia.
Following the backlash, Edwards apologized for the video.“What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry,” Edwards tweeted on 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!”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.
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