When the Internet gets its hands on a meaty rumor like Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s personal plane flying en route to South Beach, what else would you expect? Primetime rumor season is pretty much primetime meme season, as we were once again reminded of on Sunday.
Dan Gilbert at Lebrons house like... pic.twitter.com/kfH67OdhX0
— CLE Sports Nucleus (@CLESportNucleus) July 6, 2014
The real question, of course, is what song would Gilbert play to seduce LeBron back into the loving arms of Cleveland? Here’s to guessing it would involve lots of saxophones. But surely Gilbert wouldn’t limit himself to just a song, right? Why not fork up for a plane to awkwardly write “Sorry” in the sky, you’re surely wondering?
As for the plane’s passengers, apparently this is what people think owning a plane is like:
Exclusive: photo of the passengers as Dan Gilbert's plane lands in Ft. Lauderdale in route to Miami. pic.twitter.com/hFhSNgzAVH
— Baker's Biceps (@MayfieldsBiceps) July 6, 2014
Then there’s the obligatory reference to “Airplane,” a film released 34 years ago that’s still completely hilarious.
BREAKING: Dan Gilbert's plane was piloted by Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who fell ill and put the plane on autopilot.#Cavs pic.twitter.com/Siv7QdTdPS
— Browns Memes is now a Free Agent (@BrownsMemes) July 6, 2014
And what set of memes would be worthwhile without at least one reference to 1990s culture?
***checks off list***