--- title: Jon Stewart Reaction to Javale Mcgee Becomes Viral Meme description: The internet is having a ton of fun turning Knicks fan Jon Stewart's pained face into comedic memes. canonical: https://time.com/5177227/jon-stewart-reaction-meme/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-27T14:30:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:57.431Z og:title: Jon Stewart's Astonished Reaction Is Your New Favorite Meme og:description: He was freaking out courtside at the Knicks-Warriors game og:url: https://time.com/5177227/jon-stewart-reaction-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0929e36c800eaa1d/698929038fd2ee422d35ad5c/gettyimages-905056246.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Celebrities Attend The New York Knicks Vs New Orleans Pelicans Game og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jon Stewart's Astonished Reaction Is Your New Favorite Meme twitter:description: He was freaking out courtside at the Knicks-Warriors game twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0929e36c800eaa1d/698929038fd2ee422d35ad5c/gettyimages-905056246.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jon Stewart's Courtside Reaction Is the Internet's New Favorite Distressed Sports Fan Meme by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 27, 2018 2:30 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 14: Nathan Stewart and Jon Stewart attend the New York Knicks Vs New Orleans Pelicans game at Madison Square Garden on January 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 14: Nathan Stewart and Jon Stewart attend the New York Knicks Vs New Orleans Pelicans game at Madison Square Garden on January 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images)James Devaney—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 27, 2018 2:30 PM UTC The title for the latest most [distraught sports fan](http://time.com/4706528/march-madness-2017-crying-northwestern-kid-meme/) goes to Jon Stewart, who was just caught freaking out on camera at a basketball game. The comedian and former host of [_The Daily Show_](http://time.com/5124559/trevor-noah-hillary-part-of-problem-sexual-abuse/) was courtside at Madison Square Garden to watch the New York Knicks face off against the Golden State Warriors on Monday. In the third quarter, the Warriors’ rim protector JaVale McGee shocked fans when he swished an 11-foot desperation fadeaway jumper. That’s when Stewart — who regularly appears at random moments to [express shock](http://time.com/5016962/jon-stewart-colbert-spit/) — lost it. Thankfully, the Internet wasted zero time in turning his [pain into comedy](http://time.com/4375049/crying-lebron-jordan-game-7/). He was reacting to the third-quarter moment in the game before the Warriors ultimately crushed the Knicks, 125-111\. Twitter users have been turning Stewart’s helpless expression — on par with Edvard Munch’s The Scream — into some good old social media hilarity. Not only has Stewart’s “what just happened” look become the face of every New York Knicks fan’s distress amid the team’s losing streak, people are using it to communicate all kinds of personal anguish. See the very best of what Twitter users had to offer below. > [](https://twitter.com/WardDPatrick/status/968314394756243457) > [](https://twitter.com/Drewfioo/status/968305395553812480) > [](https://twitter.com/EliGoodstein/status/968461305119113216) > [](https://twitter.com/SigiLK/status/968320285429714944) > [](https://twitter.com/LiZaisatweetie/status/968424130453364736) > [](https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/968320753786646528) > [](https://twitter.com/seanmgalusha/status/968306225061486593) > [](https://twitter.com/ringer/status/968314077238800384) > [](https://twitter.com/NBCSAuthentic/status/968347901436014592) > [](https://twitter.com/martinrickman/status/968313263158153216) > [](https://twitter.com/nilamadison/status/968314976619331584) > [](https://twitter.com/TheseDanTweets/status/968318344377065473) One user got really meta with it. > [](https://twitter.com/lukemukundan/status/968346185097457664) You got to give it the guy for still serving up the comedy gold without even trying. 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