There's no such thing as bad publicity, at least that's the motto among celebrities in Hollywood, but when you're a huge brand like Nike a bad look could cost you millions. When Nike announced that it would be sponsoring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign the company amassed more than $43 million in free exposure. Bloomberg reported Tuesday, that Nike basically received free advertising in less than 24 hours after it revealed its decision to the public due to the big fuss on social media. Apparently, a lot of American patriots didn't agree with Nike's choice and deliberately began vandalizing their own purchased Nike products. Now we all know that Kaepernick has been a very controversial subject in the media since he took his first knee during the national anthem of the 2016 games in protest of racial inequality. Since then he has been labeled a troublemaker and everything but a p...
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