By ADAM ZAGORIA
NEW YORK — As Serena Williams strives for her first US Open title since 2014, she is offering support for her fellow Nike stablemate Colin Kaepernick.
Kaepernick took his niece to see Williams play on Aug. 31 in Arthur Ashe Stadium and Serena then visited with them after the match.
Kaepernick, who hasn’t played in the NFL since 2016 after he took a knee to protest racial injustice, is now the subject of a Nike ad campaign which depicts his image with the caption, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
“He’s done a lot for the African-American community, and it’s cost him a lot,” Williams said Tuesday of Kaepernick after advancing to the US Open semifinals with a straight-sets win over Karolina Pliskova. “It’s sad. But he continues to do the best that he can to support.”
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