J. Cole Suits Up for Nanjing Monkey Kings in Chinese Basketball Debut

Rapper J. Cole makes scoreless CBA debut with Nanjing

Rapper J. Cole makes scoreless CBA debut with Nanjing

J. Cole Suits Up for Nanjing Monkey Kings in Chinese Basketball Debut

J. Cole has made his official debut in the CBA, suiting up for Chinese basketball team the Nanjing Monkey Kings.

J. Cole Fails to Score During Highly Anticipated Chinese Basketball Debut

J. Cole is officially back on the court, but his first night in the Chinese Basketball Association didn’t go as planned on the scoreboard. On Saturday night, the Dreamville rapper suited up for the Nanjing Monkey Kings, and while he drew a massive crowd, his jump shot wasn’t landing. Cole’s debut ended without a single point as Nanjing lost 95-81 to the Guangzhou Loong Lions. The 41-year-old played eight minutes off the bench and clearly struggl…

J. Cole Goes Scoreless In 1st Nanjing Monkey Kings Game In Chinese Basketball League

Source: Streeter Lecka / Getty Fresh off dropping his chart-topping album, The Fall-Off, J. Cole headed overseas. Not for a world tour, but for yet another shot at becoming a professional basketball player for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), the former home of NBA players like Antonio Blakeney, Tacko Fall, and Willie Cauley-Stein. Cole finally got a chance to suit up and hit the hardwood for Saturday’s game …

J. Cole Debuts In Chinese Basketball Association With Meager First Game

J. Cole recently released his possibly final album The Fall-Off, and he’s now moving onto some of his other passions. He’s always been a big basketball fan and hooper, which led him to sign with the Chinese Basketball Association earlier this month. Specifically, Cole signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings, for which he made his debut in a game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions today (Saturday, April 11). However, he didn’t exactly have an amazing…