Kyrie Irving Covers the Nike Logo on His Sneakers and Writes ‘I Am Free’

Two days after Nike announced Kyrie Irving was no longer backed by the brand, the NBA star hit the Barclays Center court in Brooklyn, N.Y. with a message written on his sneakers. The Brooklyn Nets baller, during the team’s 122-116 win last night over the Charlotte Hornets, had the Nike Kyrie 3 “Raygun” in black laced up with black tape covering the Swoosh branding. On the tape, Irving had “Logo Here” written on the left shoe and both “I Am Free” and “Thank You God … I Am” on the right.  On Monday, in an email to FN, the athletic powerhouse stated Irving is no longer a Nike athlete. The news was first reported on Twitter by Shams Charania, senior lead NBA insider for The Athletic and Stadium. The parting of ways comes a month after Nike revealed it had suspended its relationship with Irving and stated it would not launch his Kyrie 8 signature shoe. The moves stemmed from the public backlash Irving faced after posting a link to the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America” on his social media. He repeatedly refused to denounce antisemitism in the days following the post, and only apologized after he was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for at

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