From the Warm up, to the off-season, to the fall-off, to the Chinese Basketball league. Jcole coming off the success of what many including himself to be his final album has now come back to the basketball court to pursue a possible professional career.
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On Wednesday (April 1), the Chinese Basketball Association formally announced on their Instagram page that J. Cole has signed with the CBA and will play point guard with the CBA’s Nanjing Monkey Kings. The North Carolina rhymer arrived in China on the same day and got to work. This marks the third time Cole has participated in professional sports overseas. In 2021, the 41-year-old rapper joined the Rwanda Patriots in the Basketball Africa League. In 2022, Cole played for the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
J. Cole playing for the Patriots Basketball Club in the Basketball Africa League in 2021.
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J. Cole joining the CBA doesn’t mean he’s done with rap. In July, the Grammy-nominated artist will embark on his The Fall-Off World Tour in support of his latest album, The Fall-Off. The trek kicks off July in Charlotte, N.C., and will hit major cities like Miami, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and more. The tour will conclude its North American run in Cole’s hometown of Fayetteville, N.C., on Sept. 23.
