Nike announced on Friday that it is suspending its relationship with Kyrie Irving, who has been suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for his failure to definitively disavow antisemitism. The company said it 'will no longer launch' the new edition of his shoe.
Irving's relationship with Nike began to sour long before his latest scandal had him back in the headlines for off-court antics.
In July 2021, Irving said he had"nothing to do with the design or marketing" of the Kyrie 8 sneaker, describing leaked photos of the shoe as"trash." He continued:"Nike plans to release it without my okay regardless of what I say, so I apologize in advance to all of my sneakerheads and true supporters of the KAI11 brand." "it was unfair to put the blame on Nike or any one person.
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