The future has arrived – Nike gives Michael J Fox a pair of self-lacing shoes

by LetsRun.com
October 23, 2015

In the 1989 film Back To The Future II, Michael J Fox put on a pair of self-lacing Nikes as shown here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Wa5L-fkkM

That dream is now a reality as Nike has made a pair of self-lacing shoes for the star who suffers from Parkinson’s disease.

Fox shows them off on Jimmy Kimel:

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Fox tries them on at home:

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Learn more about Fox and Parkinson’s at the Michael J. Fox Foundation website: https://www.michaeljfox.org/.

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