Shanghai Sharks

The Shanghai Sharksare a professional Chinesebasketballteam in the CBA that became known inmemeson NBATwitterwhen NBA players who were bad or played poorly in a specific game were imagined to be drafted and scouted by the Sharks, as in, they were going to be out of the league and dropped by their team. The memes mostly centered on two players. The first was Ben Simmons in 2021 and then, more notably, Memphis Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks in 2023 after the Grizzlies were eliminated by the L.A. Lakers in the 2023 NBA playoffs. Shanghai Sharks memes were often used in conjunction with the Get Ready to Learn Chinese, Buddymeme.