Nike won its first 'outstanding commercial' Emmy in 17 years for an ad featuring Colin Kaepernick

Nike wins an Emmy for 'Dream Crazy' ad featuring Colin Kaepernick

Nike's campaign "Dream Crazy" featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won the "outstanding commercial" award at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.The commercial, which was released last September, brought about heavy controversy.the Nike "Dream Crazy" campaign featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick

brought about controversy, the shoemaker's ad was named "outstanding commercial" at Sunday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards. It's the first time Nike has taken home the award since 2002. The ad told viewers to "dream crazy," in addition to Nike's well-known slogan "just do it." Other prominent athletes, including Serena Williams and LeBron James, were featured as well.

The commercial came two years after Kaepernick chose not to stand for the national anthem during an NFL preseason game in 2016 to protest racial injustice. As Kaepernick continued to protest throughout the 2016 season, the controversy grew and was

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