On February 9th, TMZ reported that Michael Jordan is aware of the popularity of the meme and he is okay with people using his image for fun, as long as it doesn't get repurposed for commercial interests. On January 24th, 2016, Michael Jordan's sons, Marcus and Jeffrey, tweeted their delighted reaction to the meme (shown below). On October 16th, the Huffington Post released a printable paper mask of the Jordan crying face (shown below). On March 27th, Vice Sports published an article highlighting professional photographs of Jordan with the crying face superimposed on his head (shown below). The same day, the news and entertainment site TeaBreakfast published a compilation of crying Michael Jordan animated GIFs (shown below). On March 23rd, the pop culture blog Complex published an article about the crying face images. On February 3rd, 2015, Nike Forums member Nelson999 submitted a thread titled ''Official MJcry GIF & Img thread.'' On March 4th, the MJSadFaces Tumblr blog was launched, which highlights notable examples of the photoshop meme. On November 7th, 2014, The Coli Forums member At30wecashout submitted a post featuring various Michael Jordan crying examples. ![]() ![]() On April 23rd, 2012, an image macro titled "Sad Michael Jordan" was submitted to MemeCrunch, featuring a still image of Jordan crying with the caption "Why / Did I buy the Bobcats?" (shown below). Throughout the speech, Jordan repeatedly cried while retelling various anecdotes about his career (shown below). On September 11th, 2009, Jordan gave a speech during his Basketball Hall of Fame induction in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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