Kyrie Irving has continued to creatively cover up the Nike logo on his shoes as the Dallas Mavericks star donned tassels on his sneakers during the NBA’s All-Star Game in Salt Lake City on Sunday.
Back in November, Irving was suspended by his former team, the Brooklyn Nets, for five games without pay on November 3 after he failed to apologise for sharing a link to an anti-semitic film on social media. The seven-time All-Star refused to ‘unequivocally say he has no antisemitic views’ despite having numerous opportunities to do so.
Shortly afterwards in December, Nike announced the company had ‘suspended’ its relationship with Irving as they cancelled plans to release his next signature shoe. Irving signed with Nike back in 2011 as he became the first overall pick in the NBA Draft and he has had a signature line of shoes since 2014 - with his annual endorsement deal believed to be worth at least $11m.
