In the past year, the meme known as “Crying Jordan” has swept the internet. Taking over the relatively small demographic of sports fans who are also social media lovers, the Crying Jordan has grown rapidly in popularity. The meme uses this image of Michael Jordan, taken at his Hall of Fame induction:
Then it is photoshopped over the face of a sad person, typically after a devastating sports loss, a joke at the expense of the “loser”. This weekend a new meme featuring Jordan’s crying face over both Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey went viral, after McGregor’s loss Saturday night and Ronda Rousey’s loss last November. In honor of this post, here is the definitive ranking of the top 10 Crying Jordan memes.
10. Cryin’ Fitzpatrick
9. Crying Megatron
8. Crying Tom
7. Crying LeBatman
Note: See LeBron’s recent Instagram post for clarification
6. Crying Vikings
5. Crying Kanye
A parody of the cover of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Kanye’s bank account.
4. Crying Panther
3. Crying Apple
Note: Typically a Home Run Apple.
2. Crying Champions
1. Crying Fans
Easy to miss the subtlety in this one. In the midst of Steph Curry’s logic defying shot to beat Oklahoma City last week, notable Twitter photoshopper @nick_pants saw an opportunity. He placed a Crying Jordan on the face of every fan in the audience doing the “surrender cobra,” placing both hands on the back of their head in anguish. The result is an image worth zooming in and attempting to count.
And this Honorable Mention would definitely have made it on the list, but is not technically a Crying Jordan meme. In a reverse, twitter ‘shopper @whoisjoserivera placed Leonardo DiCaprio’s face on a dunking Jordan, celebrating his recent Academy Award.
HM. Dunking Leo
So what do you think? Did I miss any Crying Jordan memes you love? Please let us know and leave them in the comments!
Justin Don Jones 