Rapper J. Cole has signed a deal to play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League with the Scarborough Shooting Stars, the league announced on Thursday.
Cole will begin training camp with the team this week and the Shooting Stars’ first game will be on May 26. The rapper’s new stint in Canada marks his second consecutive year playing professionally.
In 2021, Cole played with Rwanda’s Patriots BBC in the Basketball Africa League. The 37-year-old played in three games for the Patriots where he totaled five points, three assists and five rebounds coming off the bench in 45 minutes of action.