Nike Suspends Ties With Kyrie Irving, Cancels Next Shoe Release

Kyrie Irving (11) of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, on Jan. 5, 2022. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Nike Inc. on Friday, Nov. 4, suspended its relationship with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving and canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release in the aftermath of his promotion of a documentary that some see as anti-Semitic.

The Nets had already suspended Irving at least five games after he stopped short of fully disavowing the documentary on two occasions. Irving later issued a more fulsome apology late on Thursday for promoting a project he said contained “false anti-Semitic statements.”