Overview
- J. Cole said Tuesday the work visa process took longer than expected, which left him able to play only one game before heading back.
- He debuted for the Nanjing Monkey Kings and logged eight minutes without a recorded stat.
- The deal had called for at least three Chinese Basketball Association games, but paperwork timing narrowed the window to a single appearance.
- In a blog post, he thanked the club and teammates and described his first visit to China as a positive experience.
- This marks his third pro hoops stint, following the Basketball Africa League in 2021 and Canada’s CEBL in 2022.