If any of you were thinking about going out and getting a new pair of Nike’s, you might want to see this before you do.
Nike Just make Colin Kaepernick the face of their “Just Do It” campaign:
BREAKING: Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign. pic.twitter.com/uccpDStbq5
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 3, 2018
Total Ugh.
A few of our friends on Twitter feels the same way:
Name the thing he sacrificed. He was benched before he protested. He’s become far more celebrated and famous than his performance would justify. Now he’s got a lucrative ad contract. Ali sacrificed something. Kaepernick didn’t. https://t.co/cvnNAgiG9K
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 3, 2018
If Trump isn’t president, no way Nike does this. He started kneeling in pre-season 2016. It is now 2018. https://t.co/cvnNAgiG9K
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 3, 2018
Strategically insane for @Nike https://t.co/aO5PnSLWk5
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) September 3, 2018
All I ever really wanted was for this debate to continue forever **guzzles bleach** https://t.co/qgXrqNICJH
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) September 3, 2018
Can’t wait to see all the burning Nike shoes on social media later. Because you know that’s coming.