Rapper J. Cole is taking his basketball career to the next level. It was announced that the “Off Season” rapper will be joining the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
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It is revealed in an Instagram post made by the Canadian basketball team, Scarborough Shooting Stars, that J.cole will be joining the team for the new season as a guard.
In the comments, the official Instagram account of the Canadian Elite Basketball team commented “Welcome to the league @realcoleworld ?”
Fans of the “Crooked Smile” rapper were in a complete frenzy in the comments, as this news was highly unexpected.
The start of the CEBL season is two days away on May 25th, and will consist of 20 games per team before the play-off season.
This won’t be the first time Cole is playing professional basketball as he formerly was playing for the Rwanda patriots in the Basketball Africa League as a point guard.
The KOD artist single-handedly brought more exposure and attention to the Basketball Africa League than anyone else in the league’s inaugural season.
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The balling news comes just before the rapper is set to take the stage at the 2022 Governors Ball, on June 12th. Other artists in the star-studded lineup include Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow, Black Pumas, Roddy Ricch, Flume, Glass Animals, Playboi Carti, and many more.
In April, Cole put on for his city with his Dreamville Festival including Earthgang, who are fresh off the release of their new album Ghetto Gods, JID, Ari Lennox Bas, Lute, and of course J.Cole, plus additions of non Dreamville stars, Lil Baby, Kehlani, Wizkid, Fivio Foreign and Rico Nasty. The Dreamville Festival 2022 also played host to the first-ever performance of DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I., as well as an on-stage reunion between Ja Rule and Ashanti.
