Celtics star Jaylen Brown criticized Nike and its founder Phil Knight after the business maven said that Kyrie Irving “stepped over the line” when he shared an antisemitic film on Twitter
Celtics star Jaylen Brown criticized Nike and its founder Phil Knight after the business maven said that Nets guard Kyrie Irving “stepped over the line” when he shared an antisemitic film on Twitter.“Since when did Nike care about ethics?”The comments from Knight came on the heels of the apparel company suspending its relationship with the Nets star last week.
“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the company said in a . “To that end, we’ve made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie Irving effective immediately and will no longer launch the Kyrie 8. We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone.”
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