former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick told nike that the emblem on the shoes of an early american flag was offensive. this all according to the "wall street journal." the shoes feature what's commonly known as the betsy ross flag, and it's controversial because the flag was used at a time when slavery was legal and has more recently been adopted by some extremist groups. nike was going to roll out the sneakers this week as part of a celebratory 4th of july week lunch but is now removing them from circulation, saying this. "nike has chosen not to release the air max 1 quick strike 4th of july sneaker as it features an old version of the american flag." now, nike had been in the process of building a third manufacturing plant in a suburb of phoenix, arizona but after nike pulled the sneakers arizona's governor doug ducey said this on twitter. "the state will rescind financial incentives that were offered to nike to build a $185 million manufacturing plant and bring 500 jobs to arizona."