Candis R. McLean
Rivals heighten the level of competition in most arenas. Whether it’s Dallas Eagles vs Cowboys, Apollo Creed vs Rocky, or you vs Siri, the increased drama intensifies the bests of match ups. Rio 2016 hasn’t been devoid of trash talking, shady looks, and iconic stares. Whether it was newcomer Lilly King and her comments about the alleged doping rumors of Yulia Efimova or Chad Le Clo’s failed attempt to stare down Michael Phelps Monday night, it’s clear Rio shores have been intensified.
In honor of Michael Phelp’s victory and gold medal in the Men’s 200 fly over Chad Le Clos tonight, cryingjordan.com took the reigns of the Le Clos finishing party and offered an interesting path to get on his site.
Once you typed in CryingJordan.com, it took you to none other than cladleclos.com
Soon after, the hilarious bridge to the site was shutdown but for a moment it was hilarious and epic.
The rest of the internet fell in line as Chad Le Clos’ Wikipedia page has some new additions:
And Crying Jordan of course got the last laugh:
The medals of Phelps and King serve as reminders that you have to match your talk with your execution and skill. Here’s a look at Micheal Phelp’s win:
.@MichaelPhelps just won his 20th #Gold and silences Chad le Clos.https://t.co/BWGaUNiTHM https://t.co/5da0UJBfHI
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 10, 2016