Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $40,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for homophobic feedback he made on social media.
The league introduced the punishment for Edwards’ use of “offensive and derogatory language” in a since-deleted Instagram video revealed to his greater than 1m followers. He later apologized for the submit.
Edwards recorded a gaggle of males on a sidewalk and could possibly be heard in making a disparaging, profane remark about what he assumed to be their sexual orientation. He posted an apology on Twitter quickly after, and the Timberwolves issued a press release reprimanding the 22-year-old.
“What I mentioned was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m extremely sorry. It’s unacceptable for me or anybody to make use of that language in such a hurtful method,” Edwards tweeted final week. “There’s no excuse for it, in any respect. I used to be raised higher than that!”
Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant are among the many NBA gamers who’ve been disciplined by the league prior to now for homophobic language.
The primary total decide within the 2020 draft, Edwards was Minnesota’s second-leading scorer final season with a median of 21.3 factors per sport that ranked nineteenth within the league. His common of 1.5 steals per sport was thirteenth within the NBA.
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