#1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Anthony Edwards was sincere and apologized for reproducing homophobia on social media; athlete can be fined
Anthony Edwardsplayer of NBAapologized for having made homophobic comments in a post on social networks that aired last Saturday, 10. Hours later, the promise of the American clubbing deleted the video, which portrayed him offending a group of men on the street, and apologized for the prejudiced stance.
“What I said was immature, hurtful and disrespectful, and I’m sorry. It is unacceptable for me or anyone to use this language in such an offensive way, there is no excuse for it. I was raised better than that!”, stated Edwards on his official Twitter profile. The deleted record showed shirtless men hugging each other, who ended up being cursed by the guard.
Anthony Edwards is wild for this man 😭 pic.twitter.com/ccSkkDfe1E
— HaterMuse (@HaterMuse) September 11, 2022
O Minnesota Timberwolves, the player’s franchise, has not yet officially commented on the case. The athlete can be punished by the NBA, since the league has already taken actions regarding homophobic behavior in the past: Kevin Durantof Brooklyn Netswas penalized in U$ 50 thousand for prejudiced offenses to the actor Michael Rapaport.
PROBLEMS FOR WOLVES
Edwards, however, isn’t the first member of the team to give work off the court. the wingman Taurean Prince, was arrested on the 25th at Miami International Airport. The 28-year-old player had an arrest warrant and was being considered a fugitive in the State of Texas. Born in San Antonio and a former Baylor University player, he was admitted to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
According to information on the Yahoo! website, the charges the NBA player is facing were not specified after the arrest, but some international media outlets have pointed out that the winger’s arrest order is related to a drug issue during a traffic control job.
Source: sportbuzz
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