Report: Nike Mag Sneakers To Release 10-21
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
If you have been on any type of social media today then you know today is the day that Michael J. Fox visited in "Back to the Future."
#BackToTheFuture Part II was right about one thing -- this is what USA TODAY will look like on Oct. 22, 2015.https://t.co/3IWKvQjxHy
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 21, 2015
Today is the day #BacktotheFuture pic.twitter.com/xZ196xAtxl
— History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) October 21, 2015
For sneaker heads especially this is a huge day. On Twitter, Nike hinted that the limited Nike Mag will be making its highly anticipated debut where the shoes will lace itself like they do in the movie.
Nike tweeted out the following on Tuesday to Michael J. Fox.
.@realmikefox see you tomorrow.
— Nike (@Nike) October 21, 2015
.@Nike @realmikefox wait... are you saying....? pic.twitter.com/gA0r1dvped
— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports) October 21, 2015
Early Wednesday morning, Sara Eisen from CNBC tweeted that she has indeed seen the the self lacing shoe.
Hey Sneaker fans, I can report the first self-lacing Nike Mag shoes are in NYC #nike #MAGS https://t.co/NqNFgswM0W
— Sara Eisen (@SaraEisen) October 21, 2015
You might remember back in 2011, the first version of the Nike Mags went on sale and they didn't tie themselves like they do in the movie.
The letter I received from Tinker today. Thanks @Nike pic.twitter.com/UIolXrkUVC
— Michael J. Fox (@realmikefox) October 21, 2015
This is real. This is today. Coming spring 2016. cc: @RealMikeFox @Nike pic.twitter.com/KPswXNojvA
— michaeljfox.org (@MichaelJFoxOrg) October 21, 2015
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. #BackToTheFuture #TakeTheCrown pic.twitter.com/QjrNPwPvFD
— Jeremy Guthrie (@TheRealJGuts) October 21, 2015
This time around, they are supposed to. In 2011, the shoes sold for thousands of dollars. One is currently on Ebay.com for $19,999.