Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards apologizes for slur made toward gay community – St. Paul Pioneer Press

Anthony Edwards issued an apology to his Twitter account Sunday afternoon after he posted a since-deleted video to his Instagram account in which the 21-year-old Timberwolves guard used a slur toward the gay community.

In the post, Edwards took a video of what appeared to be a group of men, called them a gay slur and added “look at what the world done came to.”

In his apology, Edwards said. “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. 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

Edwards has established himself as a face of the Timberwolves’ franchise and growing fan favorite around the league not only with his play, but vibrant personality. The 21-year-old’s comments will bring that personality into question for many.

Now his apology must serve as a first step towards repairing the damage done, as he works to prove he indeed learned a lesson from this incident.