J. Cole reportedly signs contract to play for Chinese Basketball Association's Nanjing Monkey Kings
By Jack Baer••Yahoo Sports
J. Cole's basketball career is taking him to China.
J. Cole’s basketball career is about to take him to another continent. The multi-platinum rapper has signed a contract to play for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
J. Cole has signed a contract to play in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Nanjing Monkey Kings, per ESPN sources. The multi-time Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum artist had committed to playing a few games for the Chinese team last year, and now follows through.
pic. twitter. com/8fFyHv1fvY — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 2, 2026 This article will be updated with more information.