There's an excellent new Michael Jordan meme thanks to ESPN's 'The Last Dance'

Move over Crying Jordan.
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Tim Marcin
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For the longest time, Crying Jordan was the un-killable meme. In the end, while it took longer, the meme faded just like any other.

But now we've been blessed with another great Michael Jordan-related meme, thanks to the 10-part ESPN/Netflix documentary "The Last Dance." The meme relies on Jordan making an incredulous face at a tablet. During the scene in the doc, Jordan is preparing to watch his long-hated rival Isiah Thomas try to explain a slight from decades earlier. But the internet quickly reinvented the image.

Even fellow NBA legend Dwyane Wade quickly spotted that MJ was about to be a meme again. It was just too good.


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Tim Marcin
Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).

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