Mary J. Blige Air Dribble Dance

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Mary J. Blige Air Dribble Dance is reaction video series based on a dance move performed by recording artist Mary J. Blige at the BET Awards that some believe resembled someone dribbling a basketball.

Origin

On June 23rd, 2019, the BET Awards aired in the United States. At the ceremony, Mary J. Blige won the Lifetime Achievement Award and performed for the attendees. During the performance, she made movement in which her arms stretched out wide to the sides and flowed up and down. When uploaded to YouTube, the video of the performance received more than 1.4 million views (shown below).

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That day, Twitter user @2flyy_ky posted a video of the moment in the performance. They added the caption that made a joke about the Golden State Warriors basketball team. They wrote, "Mary j wit the crossover 😂 she coulda helped the warriors." The post received more than 1.3 million views, 60 likes and 40 retweets in two days (shown below).

Mary j wit the crossover 😂 she coulda helped the warriors #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/go9M7ZGZAy

— 2️⃣FL🦅🦅KY (@2flyy_ky) June 24, 2019

Twitter user @TuckerMustDie_ retweeted @2flyy_ky's tweet and added the caption, "Going to the trash can with a paper ball in your hand." The post received more than 78,000 likes and 26,000 retweets in two days (shown below).

Going to the trash can with a paper ball in your hand pic.twitter.com/AcgIRauG1k

— Patrussè Connoisseur 🌹 (@TuckerMustDie_) June 24, 2019

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