Basketball and hip hop collided within the Royal Metropolis Thursday evening.
Rap icon J. Cole suited up for the Scarborough Capturing Stars as followers packed the Sleeman Centre for the Guelph Nighthawks' residence opener.
"It feels nice, actually it feels wonderful having him right here," mentioned Deison Chang. "We're glad to host him."
Cole began on the bench, entered the sport later into the primary quarter, and was greeted by cheers and some boos.
The 37-year-old rapper scored a 3 pointer for the Capturing Stars, however it wasn't sufficient to assist his staff safe the win.
The Guelph Nighthawks ended up profitable the sport 89-80 and spoiled J. Cole's Canadian Elite Basketball League debut.
"I got here as a result of I am an enormous fan of J. Cole and I am an enormous fan of basketball," mentioned Chiara Marin. "I simply actually needed to see him play basketball."
Fellow rapper Drake gave Cole a shout out by posting a photograph on his Instagram.
J. Cole was additionally trending on Twitter for many of the evening.
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