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NBA players in recent years have worn shoes with messages of "R.I.P. Trayvon Martin" and "Sideline Racism" and images of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached. Such statements could become more common in the next season after the NBA relaxed the Adidas Superstar Damskie rules over the types of shoes players can wear."I stand with Nike, every day, all day," James said Tuesday at a Nike fashion show and awards ceremony in New York.Trump has blasted the NFL for allowing players Nike Air Max 270 Mujer to follow Kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem to protest police shootings of African-Americans. Now the president has turned against Nike, which is making the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback one of its main spokesmen."Adidas Falcon Damskie Nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts," Trump tweeted Wednesday.