Rapper J. Cole to play professional basketball in China: ‘Scratch a last itch’
By Christian Arnold
Published on April 2, 2026.
Rapper J. Cole, a multi-time Grammy award-winning artist, will play professional basketball for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Nanjing Monkey Kings. The news was confirmed in an interview with "Talk with Flee" on March 25. Cole had previously played in the Basketball Africa League and the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He stated that the team had been offering him to play there last year.
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