Scarborough Shooting Stars

Drake pulled up to J. Cole's game for the Scarborough Shooting Stars on Saturday night. Drake was in attendance at tonight's Canadian Elite Basketball ...

It’s gonna be fun and something that is great for the city of Scarborough and Toronto.”\r\nCheck out pictures from Drake's appearance at J. Cole's game below.\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Drake was in attendance at tonight's Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) game between the Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Hamilton Honey Badgers, in which J. Cole played for the Shooting Stars. Sitting courtside, the Toronto rapper rocked Cole's number 15 jersey.\r\nThe Honey Badgers were able to stay dominant throughout the game and ended up defeating the Shooting Stars 84-69.\r\nStreeter Lecka \/ Getty Images\r\nCole originally signed with the Shooting Stars back in May, a year after playing with the Rwanda Patriots in the Basketball Africa League. Drake, whose OVO collaborator Nicholas “Niko” Carino co-owns the Shooting Stars, reportedly helped put Cole in touch with the right people to try out for the team.\r\nShooting Stars’ vice president Jamaal Magloire recently said that Cole's presence on the court is not solely due to his fame but also his talent and work ethic.\r\n“He just wants to be treated the same, which I thought was very admirable because he is a very special individual,” said Magloire, according to Complex. “As far as the talent that he has, he’s played this game at a professional level in Africa, so, this is his second stint. We’re bringing him in here to play, contribute, and help us win games.

Drake stopped by the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on Saturday night to watch Cole and the Shooting Stars take on the Hamilton Honey Badgers.

The Grammy-winning rapper has been the Raptors’ global ambassador since 2013, and is known to pal around with some of the NBA’s biggest stars. It marked the team’s third loss of its inaugural season. The Shooting Stars fell to the Honey Badgers, 69-84.

J. Cole wasn't great, neither was Jalen Harris. But on this night, the results were secondary. The seats were full. The crowd was live.

“If you want a franchise, you’re going to pay for it,” said Morreale. “… it’s [going to be] in the millions. “Scarborough is the first local ownership group and the results of that are exactly what we intended it to be. It’s those types of players that we’re looking to attract, that can make the jump to the NBA like five of our guys did last year. The presence of owners like Carino is more proof of the league’s sustainability and future possibilities. The other franchises in the CEBL are league-owned, but that model will be phased out as the league continues to gain momentum. It wasn’t that he looked out of place – he certainly competed defensively – it’s just on offence both teams looked entirely happy to have him stand in the corner and ignore him. “I grew up playing at the [Scarborough] YMCA,” said Xavier Rathan-Mayes, the Florida State product who played this past season in Australia and who led the Shooting Stars with 28 points. He took no shots, grabbed no rebounds, and committed no fouls – the highlights in a box score entry that was full of zeros, save for the -11 in the plus-minus column. “One time for the Ends” – where ‘ends’ is slang for your neighbourhood, where you’re from, how you grew up. But on this night, the results were secondary. The game itself was likely not how Carino drew it up. How about bringing professional basketball to his hometown?

“One time for the Ends” – “ends” is a slang term for your neighborhood, hometown, and how you grow. For Nico Carino, her hometown is Scarborough, specifically ...

, And they are watching children move to basketball, and basketball has become part of the structure of their family, and they have the money to invest or perhaps become an owner. And while having another owner with connections to his cultural stash may be a difficult order, it shows that the CEBL wants to duplicate: good grades, basketball. I believe we need it (running with a roster of 10 teams and a $ 8,000 salary cap per game). We’re attracted to being able to jump to the NBA, like the five last year. You can take it so far from the central office, but when the local group joins, they Can really dive in and connect with the local business community and fans. “Being able to go out and express the whole culture meant the world to me. He didn’t look out of place, he did fight defensively, but both teams seemed completely happy to have him in the corner and ignored. The highlight of the box score entry is full of zeros, except for -11 in the plus and minus columns. “I underestimated the power of J. Cole. It’s tremendous because I didn’t know the complete explosion of interest,” Moreare said. Other CEBL franchises are owned by the league, but as the league continues to gain momentum, its model will be phased out. Grammy-winning recording artist J. Cole gets off the bench behind former Toronto Raptors Jalen Harris, who wants to return to the NBA after spending a year violating the NBA’s drug policy. Would you like to invite internationally acclaimed hip-hop artists to join us to raise the bar?

J. Cole's continued play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League got another boost on Saturday when good friend Drake sat courtside, donning a J. Cole 15 ...

Although Drake wasn’t on hand for his highly publicized season debut on May 26, he made sure to post his reaction from home while watching on TV. The 6 God hit the sidelines wearing a Scarborough Shooting Stars jersey with Cole’s name and number on the back, but it ultimately didn’t prove to be a good luck charm for the squad. Aside from Drake, numerous artists in Hip Hop are saluting Cole’s endeavors.