'*Unless...': Nike's 'sacrifice' ad gets some re-writes after Houston Rockets merch is reportedly removed from the company's stores in China

As you know, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey has apologized for daring to tweet “fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.” That story then escalated into the absurd and surreal from there, with the NBA allowing a game to go on Shanghai even though China canceled all media events. Now the story involves what is no longer available at Nike stores in China:

Houston Rockets merchandise disappears from Chinese Nike stores https://t.co/WmJmTNsmmM pic.twitter.com/AHFi3YRDT0

— New York Post (@nypost) October 10, 2019

More from the New York Post:

Managers at five Nike stores in Beijing and Shanghai told Reuters during visits on Thursday they had been told in recent days via a memo from management that all Rockets merchandise had to be removed. Reuters was unable to view the memo.

Remember an ad that Nike ran featuring Colin Kaepernick? A lot of people do:

The same company that ran an ad saying “believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” https://t.co/c8u42eGwqZ

— Kirsten Fleming (@KirFlem) October 10, 2019

@Nike pic.twitter.com/fEwMjFsrGu

— Scott H (@dadbod_thor) October 10, 2019

What happened to believing in something even if it means sacrificing everything? https://t.co/H9Po3YsEQ2

— ???? ??? ??? ????????? (@MadMikeOfficial) October 10, 2019

@Nike “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”

— See Jack Run (@CrackaJackin) October 10, 2019

I remember “believe in something, even …” Lol

— Neo (@shahmology) October 10, 2019

Maybe Nike should consider these “fixed it for you” versions:

"Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything*"

*by "everything" we did not mean our Chinese profits, for which we will absolutely forfeit all our purported principles, and then roll over and beg for more

-Nike https://t.co/nQOQAcuSQX

— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) October 10, 2019

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“Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything….unless it impacts our bottom line” https://t.co/XioC2mfX8R

— Jeff (@jamfan40) October 10, 2019

Believe in something, even if means being a global embarrassment @nike

— Chitown Mike (@ChitownMike312) October 10, 2019

Believe in something until the PRC tells you no. https://t.co/lEgzYBDKZC

— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) October 10, 2019

That seems more like it!

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