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Anthony Edwards has published an apology after sharing a homophobic Instagram story with his 1.2m followers.

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Anthony Edwards posted blatant homophobia on his Instagram story.

Anthony Edwards

Position:SGAge:21Height:193 cmWeight:102 kgBirth place:Atlanta, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

The 21-year-old Minnesota Timberwolves star shared a now-deleted video in which he calls a group of people standing outside "queer", adding a curse word and a racial slur.

Such NBA player's actions drew a wave of backlash in the process. Edwards later went on to Twitter to apologize for his inappropriate language.

"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," Edwards wrote on Twitter.

"Ant-Man" is likely to be fined over the incident.

Edwards went first overall in the 2020 NBA draft. He helped the Timberwolves to reach the playoffs last season, averaging 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists over 72 regular-season games.

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