Amused Twitter users from Malawi posted the image multiple times on Wednesday, and within hours, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports had all written about it, expressing disbelief that a newspaper would choose such a photo for such an article, as well as skepticism about whether it was real.
We wanted to find out more. Which newspaper? Why that photo? Are they in on the joke? Or did Jordan’s tears genuinely touch — rather than amuse — the photo editor in charge? These are pressing questions in need of concrete answers.
With the assistance of Malawian Twitter user @Zosavuta, The Huffington Post tracked down the newspaper. The helpful Twitter user provided us with additional images from Wednesday’s edition of the newspaper to identify the East African outlet.
As it turns out, the newspaper is called The Nation, or The Malawi Nation. When reached for comment on Thursday afternoon, The Nation Senior News Analyst Joy Ndovi stated that using the Michael Jordan Crying meme was intentional, and said Sports Editor Garry Chirwa picked the photo.
Here’s Ndovi's full explanation:
The article on Jordan reacting to the violence in U.S. was just the perfect one for the meme to be used. It depicts the emotional state of the former NBA star. Though it might seem unconventional, what other photo could be more suitable than the infamous Crying Jordan meme?
Got it.
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