NBA star Tobias Harris has been hearing about looking like J. Cole before the dreads for years and he was reminded once again of his rap twin on Tuesday night (March 23). Harris stopped by for a postgame interview with the TNT crew following their comeback victory over the Golden State Warriors and co-host Adam Lefkoe had the 76ers forward unknowingly repeat a few bars from 2014 Forest Hills Drive‘s “Love Yourz.”
“Tobias, before I let you go, can you say, ‘No such thing as a life that’s better than yours,’” Lefkoe asks.
.@AdamLefkoe really got @tobias31 to recite @JColeNC lyrics ?? pic.twitter.com/9GYnqIlEJ2
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 24, 2021
Harris obliges and repeats the bars without even knowing where the cringe-worthy joke was going. Co-hosts for the night in Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal and former NBA superstar Chris Webber stepped in to apologize to Harris for the tacky move. Although, Webber did agree that Harris also has a raspy voice and a similar look to the North Carolina legend.
Tobias Harris hopped on Twitter immediately following the exchange to clear up the confusion because he thought he was actually doing an ad read about life vests and had no idea Lefkoe was going for the low-hanging fruit J. Cole quip.
“Nah no lie I thought I was repeating lines for an ad, because I said ‘no such thing as a LIFE VEST better than yours,’” he explained.
???? Nah no lie I thought I was repeating lines for an ad, because I said “no such thing as a LIFE VEST better than yours” ??♂️??♂️??♂️??♂️ https://t.co/UnCUk2aEV9
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) March 24, 2021
Check out some of the responses to the J. Cole and Tobias Harris comparisons below.
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— Lowry On the way??? (31-12-1) (@leerrrroy) March 24, 2021
I mean he does kinda sound like him pic.twitter.com/Q53Or9rGGr
— Großvater Ed. (@kingeddy3) March 24, 2021
This was so cringe ?
— (31-13) Leem (@ttpLeem) March 24, 2021
People gotta lighten up. He looks and sounds just like Cole
— Herro Ball (@SwaggyHeat) March 24, 2021
this dude reminds me of every yt kid i interacted with in HS
— manny wda machete ?? (@ohhegoofyasl) March 24, 2021
Hahahah this dude @AdamLefkoe is out of his mind. what is even happening. He’s singing it like he’s Mary poppins lmao
— CR (@two_scoops_) March 24, 2021
Bruh I can't believe they made Tobias Harris say a J Cole lyric on national TV. ???
— Joey Wilkinson ? (@AssassinateHate) March 24, 2021
J Cole and Tobias Harris on the next State Farm ad. Called it here first.
— Coin Masai (@coinmasai) March 24, 2021
Lmao nahh Tobias Harris dead look like forest hills drive J. Cole ?
— First of His Name (@_RickTheRuler_) March 24, 2021