star Jaylen Brown has made a public dig at Nike in an apparent show of support for Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets star who has been suspended by his team over linking to an anti-Semitic film on social media.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight said on Thursday that the company's relationship with Irving 'is likely over' due to the guard linking to the 2018 film 'Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America' on social media.
Brown, retweeting a reporter quoting Knight's remarks on , simply said: 'Since when did Nike care about ethics?'.

Brown's comments may refer to. Furthermore, in times gone by Nike has sponsored controversial athletes , the sprinter who was twice banned for doping.
Last week, Nike announced that they were suspending their ties with Irving and would not release the Kyrie 8 show that was scheduled to come out later this month. 
In an interview with CBC, Knight said: 'I would doubt that we go back. But, I don't know for sure.
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown (right) has made a public dig at Nike after its co-founder made remarks over working with Kyrie Irving (left) in the future
Brown took to Twitter questioning Nike's ethics after Phil Knight's earlier comments 
Brown has appeared to subtly offer support to Irving, who is still under fire after linking to an anti-Semitic film on social media 
'Kyrie stepped over the line. It's kind of that simple. He made some statements that we just can't abide by, and that's why we ended the relationship. And, I was fine with that.'
Irving signed with Nike in 2011 and has had a signature line of shoes since 2014, with his annual endorsement deal believed to be worth at least $11 million. 
Irving was also suspended by the Nets last Thursday night 'until he satisfies a  that address the harmful impact of his conduct.'
The Nets said they decided to suspend Irving in part because he 'refused to unequivocally say he has no anti-Semitic beliefs.' He has since apologized following the Nets' suspension.  
Nike evidently also tried to get Irving to clarify or apologize. 'Same situation. He was dug in,' Knight said. 
Brown's tweet comes the same day that LeBron James called for Irving to be allowed to play for the Nets. Irving has currently missed four games and if he was to just miss five, he'd return on Sunday night against James and the Lakers.
James tweeted while receiving treatment for a groin injury, saying: ''I told you guys that I don't believe in sharing hurtful information. 
'And I'll continue to be that way but Kyrie apologized and he should be able to play. That's what I think. It's that simple. Help him learn- but he should be playing. 

'What he's asked to do to get back on the floor I think is excessive IMO. He's not the person that's being portrayed of him. Anyways back to my rehab session.'
LeBron James on Thursday called for Irving to be allowed to get back to playing for the Nets 

LeBron James tweeted out his support of Kyrie Irving despite contrasting recent commentary
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, meanwhile, has spoken about his recent meeting with Irving
Meanwhile, NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke optimistically about Irving in an interview with .
'We had a direct and candid conversation,' Silver said, regarding their meeting earlier this week. 'He's someone I've known for a decade, and I've never heard an antisemitic word from him or, frankly, hate directed at any group
'Whether or [buy rayben cheap sunglasses not he is antisemitic is not relevant to the damage caused by the posting of hateful content.
'I feel that we got to the right outcome here in terms of his suspension. And in retrospect, we may have been able to get there faster. I accept that criticism. 
'But I felt it was important to understand the context in which it was posted to understand what discipline was appropriate, not in any way to excuse it but to understand what discipline was appropriate.'
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