It’s been this way for quite some time: an individual or team suffers disappointment, and social media rushes to apply the face of a crying Michael Jordan to their bodies. And with No. 1 North Carolina, Jordan’s alma mater, playing in Monday night’s title game against No. 2 Villanova you just knew that people wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to use “crying Jordan” had the Tar Heels lost.
Sure enough they did, as Kris Jenkins’ three-pointer at time expired gave Villanova the 77-74 victory. And with that came the deluge of “crying Jordan” memes. A few of them can be seen below, including one person applying the face of Villanova “piccolo girl” Roxanne Chalifoux to Jordan’s body (he was in attendance at the game).
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— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) April 5, 2016
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— Markus (@dsgb_1987) April 5, 2016
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Ha!! Best one. #NationalChampionship #Villanova pic.twitter.com/GqVPzLwi6k
— Jon Cupo (@joncupo) April 5, 2016
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okay this deserves an award. pic.twitter.com/v1HLe40wV9
— trey (@TreyfromNY) April 5, 2016
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when u see it pic.twitter.com/fpldGH8BAI
— ill☣︎ (@illroots) April 5, 2016
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On pure technical skill, this on won the night pic.twitter.com/CoDJiznSQX
— Pusha MD (@PushaMD) April 5, 2016
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I AM FINISHED. pic.twitter.com/E1VU20AIFF
— Kay (@TheMavsQueen) April 5, 2016
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North Carolina let Petey Pablo down: pic.twitter.com/rwCPvBpUvk
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 5, 2016
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And one other note about Chalifoux: she was able to watch her alma mater cut down the nets, one year after tearfully playing the Villanova fight song following the Wildcats’ upset loss to NC State.
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