It was an in your face move as Nike unveiled Colin Kaepernick as its new face for the 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign, the shock announcement creating a storm of comment on social media and drawing attention worldwide.
It was an action that polarized a nation and while a number of athletes, including in other sports, adopted similar protests, feelings about Kaepernick were largely split along racial lines.
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