Nike has severed all ties with Kyrie Irving a month after the apparel company suspended its partnership with the Brooklyn Nets point guard amid controversy over his platforming of an antisemitic film.
the Kyrie 8, from one of its most popular sneaker lines.
Irving represented Nike from the moment he entered the NBA as the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2011. His first signature shoe launched in 2014, and he reportedly made a minimum of $11 million annually from Nike.
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