{"id":1166860,"date":"2022-12-05T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1166860"},"modified":"2022-12-05T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:25:50","slug":"nike-suspends-kyrie-irving-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-suspends-kyrie-irving-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving is No Longer a Nike Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Update (12\/06):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A month after the Swoosh suspended its relationship with the Brooklyn Nets guard, the company has officially parted ways with Irving, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1599798845587820544?s=20&amp;t=HcleMofvzFW6w4jy_P-tLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shams Charania<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irving is now a sneaker free agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep it locked on Snkrs Day for more news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/nike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nike<\/a> has announced that it has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision from the brand arrives days after the Brooklyn Nets guard shared a documentary to his Instagram story that expressed anti-semitic viewpoints. In the days that followed, Irving was fined by the league and later suspended for five games without pay by the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irving would later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ckhj8iIu0HN\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apologize<\/a> for his remarks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike released a statement regarding its decision denouncing hate speech and anti-semitism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of anti-semitism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end,&nbsp;we\u2019ve made the decision to&nbsp;suspend our relationship with&nbsp;Kyrie Irving effective immediately and will no longer launch the Kyrie 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone. <\/p>\n<cite>Statement via Nike<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspension arrives as the <a href=\"\/tag\/nike-kyrie-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nike Kyrie 8<\/a> was set to release. The shoe will no longer release the guard&#8217;s signature model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike&#8217;s decision marks an end to the Nike Kyrie line and arrives months after rumors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-looks-to-move-on-from-kyrie-irving-after-next-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surfaced<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-looks-to-move-on-from-kyrie-irving-after-next-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swoosh<\/a> would part ways with the guard after Irving called out the brand on the design of the Kyrie 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned to Snkrs Day as the story develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update (12\/06): Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete. 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