During his performance, the North Carolina rapper announced that he was stepping away from his basketball career due to his music.

Last month, J. Cole announced that he signed with the Canadian Elite Basketball League, picking up his basketball career that he stepped away from years ago. He revealed that he told the team he was scheduled to play with, the Scarborough Shooting Stars, that he wasn’t sure when he was coming back to play, if ever.

“I was telling the guys in there like, ‘I’m going for these shows; I’m not sure if I’ll be back,'” Cole said. “But just in case, I had to let them know how incredible this was. The players, the coaching staff, the organization, the league, it’s a crazy thing when you see it on paper when you see what’s actually happening, and they made me feel so welcome.”

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