Confused Nick Young
If you do a Google search for “Nick Young,” the word “meme” will likely appear in the results. Despite being an NBA champion and playing in the world’s best basketball league for over a decade, Young is most well-known for his appearance in a perplexed gif that has become a popular meme.
Although Young played his last game for the Denver Nuggets in 2018, it seems that his legacy will be defined by his internet fame rather than his basketball career. His enduring popularity as a meme demonstrates the power of digital media to shape our perceptions of people and events, even those that occur in the world of sports.
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