{"id":506828,"date":"2022-11-05T04:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T01:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nike-splits-with-kyrie-irving-amid-antisemitism-fallout\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T04:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T01:54:20","slug":"nike-splits-with-kyrie-irving-amid-antisemitism-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nike-splits-with-kyrie-irving-amid-antisemitism-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nike Splits With Kyrie Irving Amid Antisemitism Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5295b8579\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5295b8579\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nike-splits-with-kyrie-irving-amid-antisemitism-fallout\/#Nike_Splits_With_Kyrie_Irving_Amid_Antisemitism_Fallout\" >Nike Splits With Kyrie Irving Amid Antisemitism Fallout<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nike_Splits_With_Kyrie_Irving_Amid_Antisemitism_Fallout\"><\/span>Nike Splits With Kyrie Irving Amid Antisemitism Fallout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn guard, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to \u201cunequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The Nets made that move Thursday, and a day later, Nike made its decision as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cAt Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,\u201d the Beaverton, Oregon-based company said. \u201cTo that end, we\u2019ve made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie Irving effective im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely and will no longer launch the Kyrie 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Irving has had a signature line with Nike since 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe are deeply saddened and dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed by the situation and its impact on everyone,\u201d Nike said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Irving signed with Nike in 2011, shortly after becoming the No. 1 pick in that year\u2019s NBA draft. Irving\u2019s first signature shoe was released three years later, and the popularity of the Kyrie line led to him making a reported $11 million annually just from the Nike endorsement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The Kyrie 8 was expected to be released in the next week. Previous models of his shoes were still for sale on the Nike website Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Nike\u2019s decision came a day after the Nets handed down their suspension, which will last at least five <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he wanted an apology from Irving over his decision to post a link to the documentary <em>Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America<\/em> \u2014 a film that contains antisemitic material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Irving defended his right to post what he wants, then refused to give a direct answer when asked Thursday if he has antisemitic beliefs. Later, hours after the Nets issued their suspension, Irving posted an apology on Instagram for not explaining the specific beliefs he agreed and disagreed with when he posted the documentary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cTo All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize,\u201d Irving wrote. \u201cI initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled Anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the Documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Irving becomes the second prominent celebrity in less than two weeks to lose a major shoe deal over antisemitism. Adidas was forced to part ways with Ye \u2014 the artist formerly known as Kanye West \u2014 late last month, a move the German company said would result in about $250 million in losses this year after stopping production of its line of Yeezy products as well as halting payments to Ye and his companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    For weeks, Ye made antisemitic comments in interviews and on social media, including a Twitter post that he would soon go \u201cdeath con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,\u201d an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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