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Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

Nike suspend Kyrie Irving deal as NBA star faces more backlash for anti-semitic post

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has had his sponsorship agreement with Nike suspended after he tweeted a link to a film containing anti-semitic material.

Irving has already been suspended without pay for five games by the Nets after he shared the documentary 'Hebrews to Ne*****: Wake Up Black America', which includes Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories about Jewish people. Irving then refused to apologise, and even defended his decision to share the material.

The Nets star later went back on his original stance and apologised to those affected and offended by his tweet. But Nike have still taken the decision to suspend Irving, and stop the manufacture of the shoe 'Kyrie 8'.

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