It’s been officially confirmed that Kyrie Irving is joining the Anta Brand. After many months of rumors and speculation about Irving signing a deal with another sneaker company he is set to join Anta. 

Previously Irving had been with Nike since 2011 and got his first signature shoe in 2014. Irving technically had 9 signature sneakers with Nike but one was renamed to the “Kyrie Infinity” which brought it back to 8. Irving’s partnership came to an end last December due to creative differences and backlash he faced from posting on social media. 

Irving’s first signature basketball shoe won’t be revealed until early next year which was stated by Anta and he will also have a lifestyle sneaker. In addition Irving did sign a three-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks worth 126 million.