#CryingJordan: Hashtag Surfaces Related to Michael Jordan Meme After North Carolina’s Loss to Villanova

Former North Carolina and NBA star Michael Jordan watches the championship game between Villanova and North Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

By Dave Martin

Dave Martin

Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.

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April 5, 2016Updated: April 5, 2016

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The meme of Michael Jordan’s crying face was shared online following Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the NCAA national championship game. Jordan, who attended North Carolina, was at the game and saw his Tar Heels lose in dramatic fashion—a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Villanova’s Kris Jenkins.

GIVE ME ALL OF THE #CryingJordan #MarchMadness #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/BgARe6ewgl

— Wolf of Waiver St. (@WolfOfWaiverSt) April 5, 2016

The original image of Jordan’s teary face is from his 2009 Hall of Fame induction ceremony speech.

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Over the past year, memes of Jordan’s crying face have been at an all-time high on social media. And with Jordan in attendance for a heart-breaking loss by his alma mater, it made for the perfect storm.

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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 5, 2016

No one is safe. #cryingjordan #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/dlx7mth2Wy

— Marielle (@Marielle922) April 5, 2016

Of course, when Jordan was playing, he was the one who broke everyone else’s heart.

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At North Carolina, he hit the game-winning jumper in the 1982 national championship game to lift the Tar Heels over the Georgetown Hoyas.

This about sums of March Madness 1 shining moment. It never gets old, sorry @Jumpman23.. Had to post #CryingJordan pic.twitter.com/Ul97FvdStT

— LUCKY SOUL® (@oneluckysoul) April 5, 2016

When he got to the NBA, the five-time MVP led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles in the 90s. His incredible prowess on the court denied a number of star players from his era—like Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, and John Stockton—a championship of their own.