The Chinese sportswear giant will make Dallas Mavericks guard, Kyrie Irving the face of Anta basketball and chief creative officer in a five-year deal, helping to recruit basketball players and independent brands and designers for collaborations with a new, signature product line. The release also teased a long-awaited U.S. entry for Anta, through planned Anta x Kyrie Youth Basketball Training Camps in China “as well as in the U.S.” Anta kicks are not officially distributed here yet, but can be purchased through e-commerce sites that ship to the U.S.

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