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Rapper J Cole was at New York Knicks practice on Saturday and gave some advice to guard Frank Ntilikina. Ntilikina says it was “awesome” being able to chat with the famous artist about life in general and how to be a better person as a whole. “It was awesome. The huge thing is that he […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard recently sat down with HotNewHipHop for a wide-ranging interview. During his appearance, Lillard was asked to compare some of the stars of hip hop to those of the NBA. When asked to pick an artist who best reflects his own style, however, the four-time All-Star chose J. Cole. […]

Some of the NBA’s top rookies were recently put in a very tight spot by our friends from Complex Sports. The youngsters were asked a non-basketball-related question pertaining to some of the top hip-hop artists in the industry today. Among Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and Drake, newcomers such as Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett were […]

The NBA loves itself some J. Cole. The seven-time Grammy-nominated rapper frequently mixes in basketball references to his songs, whether about his own playing days as a teenager in North Carolina or name-dropping some of the game’s biggest stars. Asked on Friday who was his favorite rapper during a takeover his team’s Twitter account, Portland Trail Blazers […]

LeBron James had a request for his team’s coach, Michael Malone, despite trailing by 13 points in Sunday’s 2019 All-Star Game — to leave the locker room so he could watch North Carolina native J. Cole perform along with his teammates. Malone approved the request, conditionally, bartering the opportunity to watch the rapper perform if […]

New York Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. played to the crowd during All-Star Saturday’s dunk contest. The second-year player brought out North Carolina rapper J. Cole for a dunk. Smith Jr. electrified with a fantastic slam, jumping over the recording artist, who threw the ball to him from a chair. Smith Jr. split his […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers sent a heartfelt birthday message to hip-hop superstar J.Cole. Via Twitter, James told J.Cole to keep leading as he serves as an inspiration to many. Many have left due to various circumstances, but James knows that J.Cole’s presence helps those who want to achieve their dreams. As a […]

Rap icon J. Cole looks to be on his way to follow in the footsteps of Jay-Z in terms of owning a stake in an NBA team. However, Cole has set a higher bar, with the rapper claiming his desire to acquire the Dallas Mavericks some time in the future. In his latest freestyle release, […]

The highlights have been few and far in between for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2017-18 NBA season. For the most part, they have largely come courtesy of rookie phenom point guard Dennis Smith Jr. Of course, tonight was no different after he somehow managed to hit a turnaround fadeaway jumper for the and-1 over […]

Tobias Harris debunked the theory of him being the same person as rapper J. Cole due to their innate resemblance, but even to this day, the Detroit Pistons forward still gets asked at least twice a day if he is indeed J. Cole. The Motor City swingman dished on some of this hilarity while playing Agents […]

One of the most debated Internet enigmas has finally been resolved. While not as controversial as the .gif versus .jif dilemma, Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris proved he is not rapper J. Cole: Just realized Tobias Harris looks like J.Cole. pic.twitter.com/P6fvXjEvtb — myles brown (@mdotbrown) December 14, 2014 Though we must admit, the likeness is […]