Reff catching basketball

PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry.

This entry has been rejected due to incompleteness or lack of notability.

To dispute this DEADPOOL flagging, please provide suggestions for how this entry can be improved, or request editorship to help maintain this entry.

The meme originated on TikTok from user @farrish_gang, featuring a basketball ref catching a ball in front of a group, turning around as if he had saved them (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM6k4rjPS/).

It quickly spread with captions like "you ladies alright" or "just doing my job" on TikTok and later gained traction on Instagram where it was edited into several other memes. @shneeby's edit received over 140k likes (https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvfr6w6KEFR/?igsh=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==).

Omar, the ref unknown for awhile, gained recognition after creating the TikTok account @theofficialomartheref, amassing 2.2 million followers.