RELATED: Kyrie Irving promotes antisemitic film on Twitter The Nets said they decided to suspend Irving in part because he "refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs." Nike evidently also tried to get Irving to clarify or apologize. In a contentious postgame interview session a couple days later, Irving defended his right to post what he wants. Irving posted a since-deleted tweet last month with a link to a documentary called, "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America," which includes Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories about Jews.
He made some statements that we just can't abide by and that's why we ended the relationship. "Kyrie stepped over the line," Knight said. Irving signed with Nike in 2011 and had a signature line of shoes since 2014, with his annual endorsement deal believed to be worth at least $11 million. RELATED: Kyrie Irving takes responsibility for tweet he and Nets to make donations
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