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Posted: 2022-12-06T01:17:19Z | Updated: 2022-12-06T01:17:19Z

Nike officially ended its relationship with Kyrie Irving on Monday, a month after the NBA star shared a link to an antisemitic film on social media.

Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete, the company said in a brief statement.

Irving had a longstanding and lucrative deal with the brand beginning in 2014. Nike suspended that relationship in November and said it wouldnt release its latest Irving-branded shoe after he sparked a firestorm on social media for tweeting a link to the movie. The film contains hateful tropes about Jewish people as well as false claims that the Holocaust didnt happen.

Irving initially declined to disavow antisemitism, saying he meant no harm sharing the link, and he was suspended by the Nets for at least five games beginning last month. The team said at the time he was unfit to be associated with the franchise. He later issued an apology on Instagram, saying: To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize.

Irving returned to the Nets on Nov. 20 after missing eight games.