Report: J. Cole To Play For Professional Basketball Team

Will J. Cole be suiting up to play for a basketball team in Africa?

That’s what The New Times is reporting, as the publication showed the rapper about to play in Rwanda.

It’s being said the NBA and FIBA have joined together to create the Basketball Africa League, which will have 12 teams. Eight of the players will be local, while four will be from other countries. 

#BREAKING: American rapper J. Cole @JColeNC is in Rwanda and could feature for local side Patriots at the upcoming Basketball Africa League.

The New Times has learned he is on the club's roster for the competition. pic.twitter.com/mhHOBCAvhx

— The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) May 9, 2021

Cole — who’s about to drop his new album The Off Season on May 14 — is on the roster for the Patriots, although he hasn’t mentioned anything about playing for them yet.

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