Much like a shooting star, if you didn’t happen to catch #15 in action for Scarborough’s CEBL team, you likely will have missed him.

Last Wednesday night, after playing his best game with the Shooting Stars so far hitting two three-pointers, helping the team pull a 99-81 victory over the Newfoundland Growlers, Cole confirmed he’d be leaving the franchise to go on tour.

While fans were saddened to hear of the rapper’s departure, J. Cole expressed his utmost gratitude and thanks to the league and fans in a post-game interview after the game Wednesday night specifically shouting out Scarborough with some love.

"I wanna say thank you to the fans, the people of, first of all Canada, Toronto, and specifically Scarborough, because being in the city for now four weeks, however long it’s been, the amount of excitement that people show, and pride they show, they’re happy that I’m here. I appreciate that. I gotta shout-out the people of Scarborough because coming from America, I didn’t really know, I’ve learned so much that the people there feel seen with this basketball team and this league highlighting them. The people there feel seen and I’m assuming that was not always the cause, so I’m proud to be able to add something to Canada and to this talent that’s in Canada. Those guys are incredible so to be able to get some extra eyes on them is a pleasure."
 

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J. Cole played the Governors Ball Music Festival on Sunday in New York City getting back to his musical roots at one point telling the crowd, "I’ve been playing basketball. I came here to see if I could still rap."　

There’s no doubt Cole’s still got it as he’s set to be touring the States and Europe through till the end of July. As of this moment, he hasn’t confirmed whether or not he will return to the CEBL but alluded to the fact that he might be done saying, "I was telling the guys in there like, ‘I’m going for these shows, I’m not sure if I’ll be back,’ 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."