Arizona to pull incentive for Nike plant over sneaker recall

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Nike is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Nike decided to recall the shoe after former NFL quarterback and Nike endorser Colin Kaepernick asked the company not to sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive because of its connection to an era of slavery, the Wall Street Journal reportedNike had planned to release a new version of the Air Max 1 sneaker ahead of the Fourth of July holiday that featured a version of the U.S. flag with 13 white stars, commonly known as the “Betsy Ross flag”.

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