Hoop Stars: New Balance 740 and 785 LA Lakers James Worthy 1986 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s an old New Balance ad from 1986 for the 740 and 785 basketball shoes featuring LA Lakers star James Worthy.

Ad info is below:

When you're going coast-to-coast.

Go the way James Worthy of the L.A. Lakers goes, in a pair of the shoes he helped design—the Worthy Express, by New Balance. With features like its light cushiony EVA midsole and stabilizing Flextended saddle, this shoe gives James all the support he needs for his furious fast breaks. So take a trip with James and New Balance. Take the Worthy Express.

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THE Worthy Express

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