LeBron James and Serena Williams have shown their support for Nike's polarising Colin Kaepernick ad campaign

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• Serena Williams and LeBron James have shown solidarity with Nike over its polarising Colin Kaepernick campaign.
• Nike dropped a 30th anniversary marketing ad featuring Kaepernick, alongside the words: "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything."
• Williams said she is "proud" to be a part of the Nike family, while James reblogged the image on his Instagram account, where it was liked 1.5 million times.
• Not everyone supports Nike, however. Some people have destroyed Nike products in response, and President Donald Trump slammed the ad for sending "a terrible message."

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Serena Williams and LeBron James have shown solidarity with Nike over its polarising and controversial advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick.

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