Crying Jordan
Crying Jordan, Crying MJ, or Crying Michael Jordan is an Internet meme that first became popular on Twitter and other social media platforms in 2014.[1] The source photo of the meme, taken by Associated Press photographer Stephan Savoia, depicts the retired NBA player Michael Jordan crying after his speech at his Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 11, 2009.[2] The meme is often deployed by social media users by using Photoshop or other photo editing programs to superimpose Jordan's crying face on the faces, or occasionally other appendages, of people both in and outside the world of sports who have suffered misfortune.[3]
"Crying Jordan" began to attract mainstream media attention in late 2015 and early 2016, being the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal and CNN.com, among other publications, and even attracting the attention of foreign language media outlets.[1][4][5] The meme began to spark a backlash in the sports media in early 2016, as some sports media figures complained that the meme was unoriginal or had become overused.[6]
Outside the Internet world, the meme has been referenced in interviews by various athletes and public figures, such as basketball player Draymond Green and professional golfer Jordan Spieth.[7]
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