After Kyrie Irving's Anti-Semitic Post, Nike Terminates His Contract

Nike has formally discontinued its deal with Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving after he was linked to an anti-Semitic post.

On one of his social media sites, the basketball star shared an anti-Semitic remark. It prompted substantial public condemnation and pressured management to explain Irving’s actions. In one case, Irving declined to state he despised antisemitism, fueling public conjecture. Meanwhile, the star’s representative, Shetellia Riley Irving, said they would respect the company’s decision.

“We have mutually decided to part ways and wish Nike the best in their future endeavors,” said the agent.

Irving declined to comment on the matter. However, he recently Tweeted about it, ostensibly in response to Nike’s cancellation of his deal. Nike halted production months after the business halted the release of the star’s current iteration of the Kyrie shoes.

Furthermore, several well-known people have suffered as a result of their anti-Semitic tweets in recent months. For example, Ye, known as Kanye West, was recently dismissed by Adidas due to his anti-Semitic films and postings.

“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech. And we condemn any form of antisemitism,” Nike said.

“Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous. And they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness,” said Adidas in a statement months ago.

“After a thorough review, the company has decided to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies. As a result, Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect,” it added.

Kyrie Irving Overstepped Boundaries

Nike founder Phil Knight stated that Irving overstepped his bounds. As a result, antisemitism gains legitimacy in the mainstream. Because of the incident, the Brooklyn Nets’ management suspended Irving from playing on the floor. In addition, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver demanded that the athlete apologize publicly.

“I feel we all should have an opportunity to speak for ourselves when things are assumed about us. And I feel it was necessary for me to stand in this place and take accountability for my actions,” Irving said.

“Because there was a way I should have handled all this. And as I look back and reflect on when I had the opportunity to offer my deep regrets to anyone that felt threatened or felt hurt by what I posted. That wasn’t my intent at all,” he added…Read more

Source: Texas Today