'Crying Jordan' meme gets the sneaker treatment
FOX SPORTS - Well, it's happened. The ubiquitous and divisive "Crying Jordan" meme has inspired a pair of basketball sneakers.
According to the Twitter account @cryingkicks, the shoes are the product of an art project by Andrew Weiss and Sherman Winfield. A few more angles:
These sneakers haven't entered the market, though. Not yet at least. Official Crying Jordan kicks would have to go through Jordan himself and/or Nike.
Jordan may be cool with the meme but he is NOT cool with others using his name, face or likeness for commercial gain.