Kyrie Irving: Nike ends sponsorship deal with Brooklyn Nets guard after social media post

Nike has ended its sponsorship cope with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving one month after he promoted a documentary which contained anti-Semitic materials on social media.

The 30-year-old missed eight video games throughout his suspension from the NBA.

Talking lately, Nike founder Phil Knight stated: “Kyrie stepped over the road. It is sort of that straightforward.”

Knight added: “He made some statements that we simply cannot abide by, and that is why we ended the connection. I used to be fantastic with that.”

Seven-time NBA All-Star Irving had partnered with Nike for eight years and, in accordance with Forbes, had an $11m (£9m) contract with the model as of 2019.

Throughout his suspension, he met NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Jewish group leaders, whereas he and the Nets pledged to donate $1m (£820,000) to fight “hate and intolerance”.