Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship After Controversy

Nike Inc. has finally decided that enough is enough with Kyrie Irving.

The shoemaker announced it was halting its partnership with Irving, the controversial basketball star who has been suspended indefinitely by his team, the Brooklyn Nets, for failing to disavow antisemitism. It will no longer release the latest version of Irving’s sneaker, which was due to drop this month.

“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the company said in a statement late Friday. “To that end, we’ve made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie ...