The viral Crying Jordan meme has become popular on social media over the past year. It usually involves pasting a picture of crying basketball star Michael Jordan over the face of an athlete or ...

However, Crying Jordan hit a new level of mainstream, non-internet fame on Wednesday night when it was given as the answer on Jeopardy! to the question of “Who is Michael Jordan?” https ...

A crying Michael Jordan provided a moment of levity during Monday’s public memorial service to celebrate the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant by poking fun at the ubiquitous “Crying Jordan” meme.

If the fans didn’t know what Meme Night was at first, they certainly do now, as players sported meme-themed T-shirts during warm-ups that paid homage to Crying Jordan, among others.