J. Cole Officially Signs With Basketball Africa League Team

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J. Cole will be stepping on the court sooner than you may think.

Yesterday, reports surfaced that J. Cole was set to sign with a Basketball Africa League team in Kigali, Rwanda. The Basketball Africa League is a joint effort between the NBA and FIBA that hopes to bring more shine to the continent of Africa and the number of basketball stars that it is producing. Each team has a few foreign player roster spots available, and it was believed that J. Cole would be joining the Patriots as one of those stars. 

Now, the news is being confirmed by Shams Charania of The Athletic. As Shams explains in the tweets below, Cole will get to play about three to six games with the team this season. In fact, he will play his very first game on Sunday as his team takes on a Nigerian club.

This is unique timing as Cole will be releasing his latest album The Off-Season on Friday. With all eyes on Cole, he will be able to help grow the game of basketball in Africa and we're sure a whole lot of Americans will be glued to their TVs as they look to see how well Cole will perform on a professional basketball court.

J. Cole has previously expressed interest in playing professional basketball, and now, he will finally get to live out that dream. Needless to say, this is about to be a whole lot of fun.

J. Cole Officially Signs With Basketball Africa League Team
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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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