“I Burst Out Laughing”: MJ’s Kids React to the Infamous Michael Jordan Crying Meme

The legend of Michael Jordan is one of the most special tales in sporting history. His six NBA titles and five MVP awards along with several other reasons just cement him as the greatest. MJ’s righteous Hall of Fame induction came in September, 2009. 

Jordan addressed the crowd with a 20-minute speech talking about his life in the NBA and relived his accomplishments. Throughout the speech, MJ teared up multiple times, reminiscing his fabled past. Little did the Jumpman know that a picture of him crying would go viral on the internet. 

Yes, we are talking about the “crying jordan” meme. A photo of Michael Jordan with his face stained in tears, is still prevalent on the internet. People use the photo to express their grief or to represent a sad situation in sports. The meme became so popular that even MJ’s kids gave their word of approval to it.

The Jumpman’s kids talk about the Michael Jordan crying meme

Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine Jordan are being interviewed frequently ever since ‘The Last Dance’ became a huge hit. People’s utmost interest comes in knowing MJ’s success as a father and if his kids have any undug stories about their dad.

The trio joined BigBoyTV’s podcast recently, where they were asked of their initial reaction to the meme. “I burst out laughing,” Jasmine told with an uncontrollable laughter on her face. Jeffrey had a more detailed response to his perception and reaction of the meme.

“It’s obviously crazy. The time we are living in with social media and the internet being what it is and photoshop being what it is. My first reaction is definitely laugh. It is just amazing that it lasted that long,” he said. “It was so popular and that it was that type of viral moment, but yeah first laughter and then amazement.”

While Jeffrey praised the internet community for continuing to push the same meme over the years, the youngest sibling Marcus, had an answer when the host asked if it triggered anger upon anyone. He mentioned how even though it was his dad on the meme, it is still funny.

“You kind of got to let that stuff just kind of in when they are out of the other, just kind of rub off the shoulders.” Though Marcus admitted to never using the meme, he did reveal that he would send creative dubs and voiceovers made with the clips of ‘The Last Dance,’ to his dad and the director. “They both got a great kick out of it,” Marcus exclaimed.