Fmr. Pro Basketball Player: Nike Aims for Controversy But They Swung and Missed with Kaepernick Commercial

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KILMEADE Nike ░░░░░░░░ the new commercial just ░░░░░░░░ it campaign featuring former ░░░░░░░░ and anthem protester Collin ░░░░░░░░ Watch clip starts KAEPERNICK ░░░░░░░░ in something Even if ░░░░░░░░ means sacrificing everything So ░░░░░░░░ t ask if your ░░░░░░░░ are crazy ask if ░░░░░░░░ are crazy enough clip ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Is Kaepernick s ░░░░░░░░ called sacrifice really worthy ░░░░░░░░ such celebration Our next ░░░░░░░░ does not think so ░░░░░░░░ me now is former ░░░░░░░░ basketball player and top ░░░░░░░░ to congressman Pete Olson ░░░░░░░░ Texas Brock Gillespie His ░░░░░░░░ worked for Nike for ░░░░░░░░ Nike lost some money ░░░░░░░░ on this ad They ░░░░░░░░ out a 60 second ░░░░░░░░ They have LeBron James ░░░░░░░░ Serena Williams in it ░░░░░░░░ other great players they ░░░░░░░░ about dreaming of being ░░░░░░░░ best Does Collin Kaepernick ░░░░░░░░ in that category GILLESPIE ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely do not ░░░░░░░░ so In fact Nike ░░░░░░░░ rename their ad for ░░░░░░░░ everything even if it ░░░░░░░░ our stock price frankly ░░░░░░░░ Temporarily GILLESPIE In my ░░░░░░░░ no Collin Kaepernick did ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice anything As a ░░░░░░░░ athlete I can tell ░░░░░░░░ his career was over ░░░░░░░░ played 11 seasons of ░░░░░░░░ basketball and every athlete ░░░░░░░░ when their career is ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ last season he was ░░░░░░░░ 10 as a quarterback ░░░░░░░░ year before that he ░░░░░░░░ 2 6 So that ░░░░░░░░ 3 in 16 in ░░░░░░░░ last two years As ░░░░░░░░ quarterback in football that ░░░░░░░░ how you are judged ░░░░░░░░ losses That s it ░░░░░░░░ So from business why ░░░░░░░░ it make since from ░░░░░░░░ business perspective for Nike ░░░░░░░░ do this And I ░░░░░░░░ watching from Barstool one ░░░░░░░░ their anchors on yesterday ░░░░░░░░ This is going to ░░░░░░░░ this is edgy not ░░░░░░░░ me and you but ░░░░░░░░ the 18 to 22 ░░░░░░░░ old the 15 to ░░░░░░░░ year old They like ░░░░░░░░ rebel attitude Remember Charles ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ model Don t ask ░░░░░░░░ to raise your kids ░░░░░░░░ got a claim for ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Is this the same ░░░░░░░░ GILLESPIE Well Nike aims ░░░░░░░░ controversy That s what ░░░░░░░░ have to understand However ░░░░░░░░ think they have swung ░░░░░░░░ missed on this one ░░░░░░░░ I think they they ░░░░░░░░ gone about this the ░░░░░░░░ way I think the ░░░░░░░░ running the Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ did is they have ░░░░░░░░ misassessed Middle America and ░░░░░░░░ know this is again ░░░░░░░░ elites trying to make ░░░░░░░░ for something that you ░░░░░░░░ frankly Nike has had ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits in recent history ░░░░░░░░ far as discrimination I ░░░░░░░░ they are just you ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ it back in their ░░░░░░░░ But this like I ░░░░░░░░ this is not the ░░░░░░░░ to go about it ░░░░░░░░ if they want to ░░░░░░░░ an ad about sacrificing ░░░░░░░░ don t they go ░░░░░░░░ the way If this ░░░░░░░░ Nike put Jesus on ░░░░░░░░ That s my opinion ░░░░░░░░ Dream crazy is the ░░░░░░░░ Has Lebron James in ░░░░░░░░ school and think are ░░░░░░░░ a lot of free ░░░░░░░░ time The ad is ░░░░░░░░ in my estimation the ░░░░░░░░ person that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ in it is Collin ░░░░░░░░ They achieved a lot ░░░░░░░░ benched on the worst ░░░░░░░░ of the NFL casually ░░░░░░░░ down tonight bench got ░░░░░░░░ by a reporter next ░░░░░░░░ you know he is ░░░░░░░░ than Muhammed Ali His ░░░░░░░░ thing is he is ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement equitable prosecution ░░░░░░░░ African Americans that s ░░░░░░░░ But the stats show ░░░░░░░░ we already had 22 ░░░░░░░░ killed this year We ░░░░░░░░ got 35 killed last ░░░░░░░░ in the line of ░░░░░░░░ There has been 18 ░░░░░░░░ with African Americans in ░░░░░░░░ shootings this year Last ░░░░░░░░ was 23 If it ░░░░░░░░ 1 it s too ░░░░░░░░ But you have to ░░░░░░░░ there is a lot ░░░░░░░░ people who are in ░░░░░░░░ enforcement putting their lives ░░░░░░░░ the line every day ░░░░░░░░ t be too happy ░░░░░░░░ Nike right now GILLESPIE ░░░░░░░░ that s absolutely right ░░░░░░░░ best friend is a ░░░░░░░░ Navy seal I mean ░░░░░░░░ gave the ultimate sacrifice ░░░░░░░░ like I said I ░░░░░░░░ this is a situation ░░░░░░░░ is just totally out ░░░░░░░░ for Nike and frankly ░░░░░░░░ myself I have lived ░░░░░░░░ 14 countries on five ░░░░░░░░ Can I tell you ░░░░░░░░ Collin Kaepernick thinks the ░░░░░░░░ States is a bad ░░░░░░░░ and very discriminatory nation ░░░░░░░░ live in then I ░░░░░░░░ he get a passport ░░░░░░░░ travel around the globe ░░░░░░░░ I think he would ░░░░░░░░ a vast appreciation for ░░░░░░░░ we stand for here ░░░░░░░░ this country and frankly ░░░░░░░░ know here s another ░░░░░░░░ Brian you know I ░░░░░░░░ professional basketball and I ░░░░░░░░ you under the NBA ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ the NFL has this ░░░░░░░░ The NBA does not ░░░░░░░░ this problem I can ░░░░░░░░ you the NBA is ░░░░░░░░ as liberal a league ░░░░░░░░ you will find in ░░░░░░░░ sports I don t ░░░░░░░░ the answer to that ░░░░░░░░ would like to find ░░░░░░░░ frankly KILMEADE Ask your ░░░░░░░░ what goes on inside ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ would happen with Phil ░░░░░░░░ in charge even though ░░░░░░░░ is he still running ░░░░░░░░ place thank you so ░░░░░░░░ GILLESPIE Brian I will ░░░░░░░░ you thank you KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ go get them By ░░░░░░░░ way I gout it ░░░░░░░░ I underscored it actually ░░░░░░░░ 34 officers shot in ░░░░░░░░ line of duty this ░░░░░░░░ alone.”