Michael Jordan acknowledges birth of new ‘Weeping Jordan’ meme during Kobe Bryant’s memorial service

On Monday, the world grieved as a memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his child Gianna occurred at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The honors, tears and homages stopped briefly for a short minute when another basketball icon provided some laughs to the more than 20,000 in presence.

As Michael Jordan took the podium to go over Bryant– somebody he deemed a more youthful sibling– Jordan broke down into tears. The NBA legend didn’t utilize the minute to grieve even more, however rather as a method to bring a bit of levity to the service.

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” I informed my partner I wasn’t going to do this due to the fact that I didn’t wish to see that [crying meme] for the next 3 or 4 years.”

He stopped, as the crowd appeared in applause and laughter at his recommendation of the meme.

“That is what Kobe Bryant does to me,” he stated.

Jordan, of course, is referencing the viral “Crying Jordan” meme, which was initially developed after Jordan was transferred to tears during his Pro Basketball Hall of Popularity induction in 2009.

The image of Jordan’s sobbing face from that night has actually been modified on the faces of individuals all over the web for the much better part of the last years.

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