[1Old Pro]

No doubt at all in my mind that Nike introduced the new sneaker with the specific intent of providing cop-killer-supporting communist Kaepernick the opportunity to do what he did, just prior to The 4th of July!

Of course, without a doubt it was all planned. You don't manufacture the sneaker and then just before the 4th allow Kaepernick to nix it. Perhaps the only person who thinks this was a real event is Kaepernick, and the gullible media.

[GaryCrow]

Yup. Nike just managed to get a massive amount of free publicity over this. I doubt there ever was any intention to manufacture shoes with flags on them, it was all a publicity stunt.

Nike’s customer base is almost exclusively young black males. The people that are offended by this stunt aren’t the ones that buy Nike products, but their target audience loves it when Nike flips the bird at America.

[ETL]

without a doubt it was all planned. You don't manufacture the sneaker and then just before the 4th allow Kaepernick to nix it. Perhaps the only person who thinks this was a real event is Kaepernick, and the gullible media.

I seriously doubt the jerk was kept in the dark about it with Nike officials hoping that he'd do what he did. They almost certainly discussed the ploy thoroughly beforehand.