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Report: J. Cole to Play in Basketball Africa League

Rapper J. Cole is signing a deal to play in the Basketball Africa League with Rwanda's Patriots B.B.C., according to The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears.

Cole will reportedly play between three-to-six games with the team, the first of which will be on Sunday against Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers B.C.

Cole, 36, arrived in Rwanda two days ago and is in the midst of quarantining, per The Undefeated.

Cole played basketball at Sanford High School in North Carolina and was briefly a walk-on at St. John's. He ultimately left the program to focus on his music career and never appeared in a Division I game.