Michael Jordan is a certified meme genius. It’s not like he’s trying to become one, but he has become the GOAT of doing things or making faces that will stand the test of time. Case in point: The Crying Jordan.
ESPN’s 10-part docuseries “The Last Dance” also inadvertently gave the internet more meme-worthy moments from His Airness, but the man himself has no clue about it.
Michael Jordan’s 27-year-old daughter Jasmine tells ET that her dad “hasn’t paid any attention” to what people are saying about it on social media, including “all the new memes/gifs being created.”
“We are all very happy to see how successful the doc has been and to see athletes, fans, new fans etcetera,” Jasmine says. “Obviously with the coronavirus, we all watched separately versus watching together, but we had a running group text thread.”
“We would talk about what was happening, laugh at seeing our younger selves in some of the episodes and ask my dad any questions we might’ve had,” she adds.
As far as why Juanita wasn’t in the documentary, it’s “simply because she already lived it, of course.”
“The doc’s focus was on the team as a whole and their last season,” she said, referencing her dad’s sixth NBA championship with the Bulls in 1998. “My dad is a major focal point, obviously, but it still was about the team as a whole in their final run together, so that’s why she wasn’t in it.”
“At the end of the day, if you’d ask my mom, she lived it,” she said. “There’s no need to go down memory lane and bring up everything that has already happened when the proof is in the pudding.”
“She was at the championship. She was at the retirement ceremony,” she continued. “We saw her in her glory… so no, I don’t think there’s a need to rehash and go through it all. She already lived it.”
While we all enjoyed the 10-part docuseries, it is incredibly sad to see it end.
