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The meme originated from YouTuber Cassy Athena's web series Thru The Lens in episode 4 — Day in the life of Nick Young. The video was uploaded on July 22, 2014, and has since racked up over one million views thanks to the famous meme at 5:42.
The crying Jordan meme first started out in 2009, when Michael Jordan was giving a very emotional speech during his Hall of Fame induction. ... In doing so, a photographer by the name of Stephan Savoia took the infamous picture of Michael Jordan crying and the rest is history.
To send someone a link to 80s pop star Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video, making them believe that they're gonna see something completely different. The meme originated in 4chan's /v/ (videogame) board