Miles Bridges squared off against some of the best players in the NBA throughout his rookie season, but it was Grammy-nominated rapper and producer J. Cole who briefly threw the often-composed 21-year-old forward off his game a bit on Tuesday morning in Chapel Hill.
“He’s my favorite rapper, so my first shot in front of him, I air-balled it,” said Bridges with a big smile after the workout. “Other than that, it was great for me.”
The founder of Dreamville Records and the halftime performer at last season’s NBA All-Star Game was a surprise guest at the Dean E.