J. Cole won’t be enjoying on the highest stage of basketball, however the rapper is being honored as such in an upcoming online game. The Grammy award-winning artist is formally going to be on the duvet of NBA 2K23 “Dreamer Version” and will likely be a playable character, the corporate introduced Thursday. The mixture of his music and basketball careers, Cole said in a statement, are what made him match to be featured within the sport.
The sport is ready to be launched on Sept. 9 and can solely be obtainable at GameStop in the US and Canada.
“NBA 2K has lengthy been a spot to find new musical expertise via their sport and continues to be a gold commonplace for showcasing all issues basketball tradition,” stated Cole, who can even seem within the sport’s MyCAREER mode. “It has been an incredible journey to not solely seem on a canopy of this 12 months’s sport, however to be a part of the MyCAREER storyline, soundtrack and convey the Dreamer model into NBA 2K.”
The sport can even mark the return of the “Jordan Problem,” which options key moments from NBA legend Michael Jordan’s profession.
J. Cole is primarily identified for his music profession, however he’s additionally an expert basketball participant who signed a contract with the Canadian Basketball League’s Scarborough Shooting Stars in Could. The next month, after enjoying 4 video games, the 6-foot-3 guard stepped away to concentrate on his touring schedule.
Previous to signing with the Capturing Stars, J. Cole performed three preliminary video games with the Rwanda Patriots BBC through the Basketball Africa League in 2021 earlier than stepping away resulting from a “household obligation,” according to ESPN’s Marc Spears.
J. Cole now joins a formidable listing of canopy athletes for NBA 2K23: Jordan and Suns star Devin Booker every have their very own cowl, and WNBA legends Diana Taurasi and Sue Fowl share considered one of their very own.
