In this Sept 6, 2017 photo, Germany's Isaiah Hartenstein vies with Lithuania's Donatas Motiejunas (center) during the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 championship match between Germany and Lithuania at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

SHANGHAI - Two foreign players, American Jared Cunningham and Lithuanian Donatas Motiejunas, have parted ways with the Shanghai Sharks, the club confirmed on Monday.

That leaves only American Ray McCallum as the lone foreign representative that will play for the team after the restart of the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season.

After Cunningham's departure at the end of his contract on May 15, the club originally planned to put both Motiejunas and McCallum on the court to gain an advantage over other teams whose foreign players are not able to return to China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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However, Motejunas' proposal to have a contract extension with the Sharks in advance was rejected by the club, over concerns about his health problems.

Despite the club's ups and downs, team management said it will look to minimize the impact of the loss of Motiejunas' through the joint efforts of all the players.