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. 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 […]
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J.Cole is pursuing his passion for hoops as the artist will play another season of professional basketball. J.Cole, listed as a guard standing at 6-foot-3-inches, will play in The Canadian Elite Basketball League this season.
The league took it to Twitter to announce the news. Cole will join the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the coming season as a guard. The season begins Wednesday.
Cole’s last appearance as a professional basketball player came in 2021 when he played with the Rwanda Patriots in the Basketball Africa League. In his professional career, the rapper from North Carolina scored five points and recorded three assists and five rebounds. He played in three games at the BAL but left the tournament ahead of the playoffs due to family commitments. The Patriots finished fourth.
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J. Cole’s love for basketball has been documented on several occasions throughout his music career. In recent years, Cole has not only taken multiple opportunities to show off his skills in the public eye but he’s also completed with professional athletes. In 2020, The Detroit Pistons told him to reach out about a tryout, and the following year, Cole signed a deal with Rwanda Patriots who play in the Basketball Africa League. He was with the team for a little over two weeks before he made his departure, but now, Cole is gearing up to bring his talents to another team.
Sources: J. Cole is signing contract with the Scarborough Shooting Stars (@sss_cebl) in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, the rap star’s second consecutive year playing professionally. CEBL training camp began this week, with season opener on May 26.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 20, 2022
In a report shared by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, it was revealed that Cole signed a contract to play with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The CEBL’s training camp began this week and the season opener is on May 26. The terms of Cole’s contract are unknown at the moment, but seeing how things went with his last attempt at the pro leagues, it’s guaranteed that the rapper’s first game will garner plenty of attention from the music and sports world.
The news about Cole’s latest try at the pro leagues comes after he attended a longtime fan’s college graduation and connected with BIA for their “London” collaboration.
You can view the report from Shams Charania in the tweet above.
J. Cole attended Rowan University’s graduation ceremony last week in keeping a promise he made to a dedicated fan nearly a decade ago. On Wednesday, May 11, J. Cole fulfilled a promise made nearly a decade ago by attending a fan’s Rowan University graduation. The graduate, Cierra Bosarge, had Cole as a guest at both her […]
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J. Cole proves he’s a man of his word. The “No Role Modelz” rapper made good on a 9-year-old promise that he made to a superfan when they first met in 2013.
Cierra Bosarge, first met Cole after she called her local radio station, desiring a birthday shoutout. According to Complex Cole wound up calling her three months later to invite her to meet in person, after he found out about her wishes.
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During their meeting Bosarge gave him a letter detailing some of her struggles growing up and asked the Fayetteville native to come to her graduation since her parents couldn’t, due to them both being incarcerated. Cole wrote her back saying he would be there if she got into a four-year university.
“I read your letter twice now. you are so strong. i admire YOU. I will be at your graduation … only IF you get into a 4-year university. go!”
J. Cole kept his promise
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— Cole (@Jcolevillle) May 11, 2022
Cole kept his promise showing up to her high school graduation, but went a step further and showed up at her college graduation at Rowan University in New Jersey this week.
this is for all the fans that waited, the bitch niggas that hated, old hoes we dated, look mama, we made it 🥹
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— chucky
(@princess_simba) May 12, 2022
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J. Cole has added yet another bullet point to his “man of the people” resume. This past Wednesday the rapper was spotted at Rowan University in New Jersey, supporting his longtime fan Cierra Bosarge as she graduated from college. Naturally, several other graduates and attendees posted him all over social media.
this is for all the fans that waited, the bitch niggas that hated, old hoes we dated, look mama, we made it 🥹
pic.twitter.com/RjH1gDzXgQ
— chucky
(@princess_simba) May 12, 2022
Cole and Bosarge’s story dates back to 2013 when she called into a radio station requesting he wish her a happy birthday. He gave her a call months later and invited her to meet him in person, upon which she gave him a letter she wrote him detailing the hardships in her life, having two parents who were hooked on drugs and in and out of prison. Due to them being unable to attend her high school graduation, she asked the rapper if he would, to which Cole agreed only if she attended a four-year college. Cierra kept her promise and The Off-Season rapper kept his.
J. Cole kept his promise
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— Cole (@Jcolevillle) May 11, 2022
Even Ibrahim Hamad, Cole’s manager and a Dreamville co-founder, had to join in on the celebration, quote-tweeting her with his own congratulatory message. Cole has long spoken about the importance of education, as he attended St. Johns University in New York himself before taking off as an artist. Though going further into academia wasn’t his destined path, he continues to emphasize it to the world.
Congrats on your accomplishment, you deserve it!! Love to see it. https://t.co/1JGPFski4q
— Ibrahim H. (@KingOfQueenz) May 11, 2022
