In a press conference no one asked for, 23XI Racing co-owner **Michael Jordan** stunned both NASCAR and baseball fans when he suggested that **Bubba Wallace** and the infamous **Phillies “Karen”** should “pack their bags, leave the United States together, and never look back.”
Jordan, who normally keeps his comments to sneakers and championships, reportedly muttered the line after being asked about “locker room distractions.” Cameras caught it. Twitter (sorry, *X*) immediately combusted.
*“They don’t deserve to be American citizens,”* Jordan allegedly said, before sipping from a Gatorade bottle like nothing had happened.
Sports Fans in Freefall
Within minutes, hashtags like **#AirExile** and **#BubbaAndKaren** were trending worldwide. Phillies diehards demanded an apology, while NASCAR fans tried to calculate how many laps you’d need to drive before accidentally crossing the Canadian border.
*“Leave the U.S.? Where are they supposed to go, Mars?”* one fan wrote. *“Also, who’s going to explain NASCAR to the French?”*
Wallace Responds with Meme Warfare
Bubba Wallace himself chimed in later that night, posting a photo of himself in front of the Statue of Liberty with the caption: *“Guess I’ll Uber from here.”* The post got over a million likes, plus a reply from the Phillies “Karen,” who simply wrote: *“Shotgun.”*
NASCAR and MLB Officials Baffled
League officials scrambled to distance themselves from the chaos. One NASCAR spokesperson sighed: *“We just wanted to sell hot dogs and hear engines roar. Now we’re debating immigration policy because Michael Jordan got spicy.”*
Meanwhile, MLB quietly considered marketing the duo’s potential departure as the “ultimate trade package.”
The Bigger Picture
Whether Jordan was serious or just having a bad day is unclear. What’s clear is that he’s managed to create a sports crossover controversy no one could have predicted — uniting NASCAR, MLB, and Twitter trolls into one big, messy family fight.
As one fan put it best: *“This is why we can’t have nice things. Next week, Steph Curry’s gonna ban hockey.”
