The Brooklyn Nets have won six of their last eight games and appear to have placed the worst conceivable begin to the NBA season behind them. It is not any coincidence that Brooklyn’s controversial point guard, Kyrie Irving, has played within the last eight games.
Last month Brooklyn fired head coach Steve Nash, and that also was not the most important story surrounding the franchise. For several weeks the team and the league needed to take care of the fallout from Irving’s rhetoric which was deemed antisemitic.
Inside every week, Brooklyn suspended Irving and Nike suspended its relationship with its signature athlete. Moreover, Nike canceled the launch of Irving’s ninth signature shoe, the Nike Kyrie 8.
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View of Thomas Bryant’s Nike Kyrie Infinity shoes.
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Despite losing his sneaker deal, Irving has continued to wear his Nike basketball shoes on the court. Irving has gone with older shoes and has hand-written messages on the edges of the shoes.
Irving is just not the one player still wearing Nike Kyrie shoes. It is obvious that his signature line stays one of the crucial popular selections amongst his colleagues. Earlier this summer, we covered the news that Irving’s shoes are the favourite alternative amongst WNBA players.
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View of Cedi Osman’s Nike Kyrie Low 5 shoes.
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Few, if any, NBA players spoke out against Irving’s controversial remarks last month. Even fewer seem able to boycott wearing his shoes. This speaks to Irving’s clout within the basketball world and the recognition of his signature line.
After Nike canceled the Kyrie line, the corporate emailed stores asking they remove the soon-to-be-released Nike Kyrie 8 from their sales floors. The e-mail stated old merchandise could stay, but nothing latest could possibly be sold.
It’s going to be price watching to see what players decide to wear after Irving’s signature line disappears. But for now, there isn’t any denying that Nike Kyrie’s are still a highly popular shoe within the NBA.
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