{"id":1736936,"date":"2022-11-13T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736936"},"modified":"2022-11-13T09:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T14:50:10","slug":"celtics-star-jaylen-brown-asks-why-nike-which-bends-the-knee-to-communist-china-suddenly-cares-about-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celtics-star-jaylen-brown-asks-why-nike-which-bends-the-knee-to-communist-china-suddenly-cares-about-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Asks Why Nike, Which Bends the Knee to Communist China, Suddenly Cares About Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fceltics-star-jaylen-brown-asks-why-nike-which-bends-the-knee-to-communist-china-suddenly-cares-about-ethics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jaylen Brown has had enough of the Kyrie Irving fallout, and the Celtics star is starting to question some of the folks pointing the finger. <\/p>\n<p>For starters, Brown took to Twitter earlier this week to ask Nike a simple question. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince when did Nike care about ethics?\u201d\u00a0he asked after the shoe company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/kyrie-irving-antisemitism-nike-suspended-launch-cancelled-sneakers\/\">suspended its relationship with Irving last week. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>A simple question that the woke company will never, ever answer. Why? Because they don\u2019t care about ethics \u2013 just public appearances, virtue-signaling and the bottom line. <\/p>\n<p>The multi-billion dollar company loves calling out problems in America, but continues to bend the knee to China, where the CCP is currently accused of committing genocide against the Uyghur Muslim population, saying that it\u2019s a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/john-donahoe-nike-ceo-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brand that is of China.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve got not problem cutting ties with Kyrie Irving over a Twitter post, but won\u2019t dare take a stand against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/nike-exiting-russian-operations-still-fully-committed-to-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,\u201d the company said in its initial statement. \u201cTo that end, we\u2019ve made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie Irving effective immediately and will no longer launch the Kyrie 8. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6.jpg\" alt=\"Jaylen Brown asks Nike why they fired Kyrie Irving but still do business with China.\" class=\"wp-image-432199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kyrie-irving-6-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-728x486-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-608x406-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-758x506-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kyrie-irving-6-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kyrie-irving-6-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-6-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving suspended by NBA, Nike. (Photo by Dustin Satloff\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-kyrie-irving-fallout-includes-suspension-endorsement-losses\">Kyrie Irving fallout includes suspension, endorsement losses<\/h2>\n<p>Irving has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/stephen-a-smith-says-people-trying-keep-their-knee-kyries-neck-nets-suspension-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embroiled in controversy<\/a> for two weeks now, ever since posting a link to a film titled\u00a0<em>Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The film contains racially charged messaging, which Irving has not voiced or discussed at length.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/cole-beasley-defends-kyrie-irving-takes-shot-at-buffalo-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspended Irving last Thursday<\/a>\u00a0after he spoke to reporters and reiterated that he cannot be antisemitic and has a firm understanding of his beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>He later apologized in an Instagram post but was dropped by Nike a few days later. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-outkick wp-block-embed-outkick\"><\/figure>\n<p>Irving was also given a to-do list to return to NBA action following all the backlash. Among six boxes for Irving to check was speaking with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, which he did earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally, based on what he said directly to me, have no doubt that he\u2019s not antisemitic, but I think there\u2019s a process that he\u2019s going to now need to go through,\u201d Silver told the New York Times. \u201cI think he understands that and incidentally, it\u2019s now with the Nets who are working with specifics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaylen Brown then took to Twitter to ask about Nike\u2019s suddenly good morals, and, shockingly, hasn\u2019t gotten a response yet. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure it\u2019s coming, though. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaylen Brown has had enough of the Kyrie Irving fallout, and the Celtics star is starting to question some of the folks pointing the finger. 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