Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen is now an internet meme thanks to Steph Curry (MSFT)

Microsoft cofounder and Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is now officially an internet meme.

On Monday night during Game 4 of the Trail Blazers' playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, sideline cameras caught Allen as he watched reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry single-handedly dismantle his team in the closing minutes of overtime.

Curry scored 17 of his 40 points in that final five-minute frame, the most points scored by a player in a single playoff overtime period. He sealed the deal with a couple of signature, long-distance 3-pointers in the clutch, and Allen was caught with his mouth agape.

Of course, the internet immediately ate it up.

Curry had been "doubtful" to play in Game 4. Only on Monday was he cleared for the game — and he came off the bench in the 132-125 victory.

In case you're unfamiliar with the Crying Jordan meme, it was borne out of Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame speech in 2009, and it's frequently used by sports fans to show that feeling when you lose or your team loses. For example, people put the Crying Jordan meme on Cam Newton's face when he lost in this year's Super Bowl.

Of course someone has already taken Allen's meme to the next level by combining it with Jordan's meme.

The internet is a weird place.

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