‘The Last Dance’ has given us the next great Michael Jordan meme

Nothing will ever beat Crying Jordan, but this is really good all the same.

Michael Jordan is not only one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball, he’s also a first ballot Meme Hall of Famer, for his many online works, most notably Crying Jordan … perhaps the greatest sports meme of all time.

“The Last Dance,” ESPN’s new, fantastic documentary that looks at the final run of the great Jordan-era Bulls team, is giving us plenty of new Jordan material to work with, including a new reaction shot that’s proving to be a fantastic new, Jordan meme.

The screengrab shows Jordan looking bemusedly at a screen in which producers played video of Isaiah Thomas defending the late 80s Pistons. Jordan isn’t buying it, and makes a perfect face, and internet users are having a blast filling it in with whatever they want.

It’s not Crying Jordan, but nothing is Crying Jordan. This meme could have legs, however:

What’s also great: The director of the show, Jason Hehir, seemed to understand how meme-able the moment was before the show even aired. This was a self-called meme. Babe Ruthian.

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