Michael Jordan walked away from watching the Hornets nearly blow a huge lead and became an NBA meme

Everyone thought he was leaving to suit up!

Michael Jordan must be pretty pleased with the Charlotte Hornets — the NBA team he owns, in case you didn’t know — this season, with the squad breaking out and winning a bunch so far.

But on Friday night? He wasn’t so pleased to watch what nearly happened against a Los Angeles Lakers team that was without LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

The Hornets nearly blew a 20-point lead, and with about 16 seconds left to go and Charlotte up 115-114, Jordan had to walk away for a moment from his suite. The Hornets ended up with a 117-114 victory, though.

Of course, he became an instant meme, with lots of NBA fans mostly making the same joke: