Hopefully you’ve heard by now, but Villanova’s Kris Jenkins hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the 2016 NCAA Championship on Monday night. Everyone, except winning coach Jay Wright, lost their damn minds. Twitter, predictably, had the jokes and they went well beyond just the Crying MJ meme — though there’s plenty of that, too. Enough preamble, to the jokes.
The Jordan Crying meme is like MJ, it forces everyone to up their meme game. Thankfully, the Internet answered the call after MJ’s Tar Heels lost in as brutal a fashion as you can imagine:
THE GAME HAS CHANGED pic.twitter.com/ScmOquezwK
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) April 5, 2016
You came so close UNC… #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/uoU7IdHv7i
— Travon (@Travon) April 5, 2016
We gave you all the various calls and angles to the last shot, but it’s worth bringing back the security guard America has now fallen in love with.
So much pure joy there and also at every local NOVA place where you can imbibe in spirits.
REACTION: What the game-winning shot looked like from a near-campus bar.
Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/uB1G5GYHKO
— Comcast SportsNet (@CSNPhilly) April 5, 2016
CBS Sportscaster Tracy Wolfson’s reaction stood in stark contrast to the ice-cold Jay Wright. Thankfully, that juxtaposition was captured at just the right angle.
Tracy Wolfson's reaction 👌🏻👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/JkmmjdtpJ3
— Dan (@snaxonly) April 5, 2016
This might’ve been the GIF of the night, by SB Nation.
North Carolina let Petey Pablo down: pic.twitter.com/rwCPvBpUvk
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 5, 2016
Here’s MJ’s actual face after the Jenkins shot (not a photoshop, as far as we can tell).
https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/717285729441677312/photo/1
https://twitter.com/erikmal/status/717203214437904384
Hold up, we got you.
Wow!!! What an ending to a game. Sad to see NC lose but that was a great game!!! #finalfour
— Melissa Joan Hart (@MelissaJoanHart) April 5, 2016
What I learned last night: there will be an entire generation of sports fans that know Michael Jordan only as a meme
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) April 5, 2016
There were some who didn’t even see the game.
(•_•)
<) )╯Fell asleep
/(•_•)
( (> Before
/(•_•)
<) )> Halftime
/— Tom Mantzouranis (@tom_mantz) April 5, 2016
And some who got emotive over it, while others didn’t appear to have any reaction.
https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/717329497142349824/photo/1
Here’s Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins with a more subdued huzzah
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ pic.twitter.com/7bDOmjm18S
— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) April 5, 2016
But Malcolm wasn’t the only NFL player watching.
Moments like that are what make sports so great. Wow.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 5, 2016
Great run @GoHeels. Made all of Carolina proud. That's a brutal way to end
— Greg Olsen (@gregolsen88) April 5, 2016
Has to be one of the best championship games I've seen in a while
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) April 5, 2016
I quit Twitter, I quit IG, I quit Life.. Goodbye everyone
— Ebron85 (@Ebron85) April 5, 2016
So Unc u don't guard the best shooter, but amazing shot!
— Deandre Hopkins (@DeAndreHopkins) April 5, 2016
Much respect to both squads man I haven't enjoyed a game like that since football season!! Nova scrappy!! Congrats to them boys!!
— Mark Ingram II (@markingramII) April 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/status/717192202208677888
But the Crying Jordan memes actually made us happy for the first time since the first time we saw him cry. Here are some of the best.
UNCrying Jordan#dagger #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/DLMh3TrHw0
— Bryce Wood (@woodymlb4) April 5, 2016
Let all the UNCrying Jordans rain pic.twitter.com/BJkHHlMURS
— Bryce Wood (@woodymlb4) April 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/NeetaSreekanth/status/717196313503350784
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) April 5, 2016
Let all the UNCrying Jordans rain pic.twitter.com/BJkHHlMURS
— Bryce Wood (@woodymlb4) April 5, 2016
— Zach (@ZachIMartin) April 5, 2016
Five toes down. pic.twitter.com/wCRqkiQQw4
— Larry's Son (@ChrisThomas266) April 5, 2016
You can’t even tell where the real face ends and the photoshop begins pic.twitter.com/S7IgIpg2Td
— Victor WhosYourMama. (@ThaNardDawg) April 5, 2016
Goddamn, man pic.twitter.com/8QqSRNTZGB
— I Always Keep A Can Of Tuna On Me (@SnottieDrippen) April 5, 2016
RT @RICHFlair_: LOL RT @ToRich_ToCare: pic.twitter.com/yl7uVl3DkX
— I Always Keep A Can Of Tuna On Me (@SnottieDrippen) April 5, 2016
I'm outta here RT @MykeDSOM: pic.twitter.com/rqmhOdaKyJ
— I Always Keep A Can Of Tuna On Me (@SnottieDrippen) April 5, 2016
Everybody go to bed NOW RT @MrGChristopher: pic.twitter.com/2vqrc5gqn1
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/jsterling86/status/717198507208269824
Yalllllllll😂😭😭😂😭😭😩😩😩😩 RT @Juicemanji: pic.twitter.com/2aPUlvZ7Fg
— Southern Capri Sun 👩🏾💼💃🏽🏳️🌈 (@shawnj3000) April 5, 2016
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 5, 2016
