Michael Jordan shed tears at the memorial held for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Michael Jordan cracks ‘Crying Jordan’ meme joke at Bryant memorial service

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 2/24/20

Monday’s memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant was a somber time for many and resulted in a lot of crying and sadness, even for Michael Jordan. But it also led to a hilarious joke.

MJ was the first speaker after Alicia Keys performed Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” on the piano during the memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

“Now he’s got me. I’ll have to look at another crying meme for the next … I told my wife I wasn’t going to do this, because I didn’t want to see this for the next 3-4 years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me!” Jordan said.

Here is video:

Jordan storms to the court, dunks in the face of Crying Jordan, kills it forever pic.twitter.com/ap3FIEVFhe

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) February 24, 2020

The “Crying Jordan” meme has its origins in Jordan crying during his 2009 Hall of Fame speech. The photo started being used as a Photoshop for moments of embarrassment, and it was widespread on the Internet around 2016 and 2017, even making a game show, though it has died down since.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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