As Serena strives for US Open title, she offers support for Colin Kaepernick

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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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.