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Usain Bolt Plays In NBA All-Star Celebrity Match (PICTURES)

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The Huffington Post UK

Usain Bolt has often spoken of his desire to swap the track for the football pitch but last week the World's Fastest Man opted for the court in the NBA All-Star Celebrity match.

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Bolt successfully passed himself off as a basketball player

However it was diminutive comedian Kevin Hart, who is about 5ft 2ins, who was voted the game's MVP despite scoring only five points. Hart and his West Coast team trounced their Eastern counterparts, which included Bolt, 58-38.

Bolt did hit a slam dunk, but those two points were the only ones he tallied.

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Slam dunk da funk

The Jamaican also commented on Oscar Pistorius' murder charge for the death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

"I still can't really follow what happened," he said. "I'm still trying to process it, really. I'm just trying to listen to what's going on, see what's going on. But for me it's like, just 'wow'. I don't know what to think."

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Usain Bolt, Kevin Hart(01 of11)
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Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt (4) dunks over comedian Kevin Hart in the first quarter of the NBA All-Stars celebrity basketball game on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (credit:AP)
Usain Bolt(02 of11)
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Sprinter Usain Bolt drinks new Gatorade Glacier Cherry from his limited edition gold squeeze bottle during the 2013 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity basketball game, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (Photo by Jack Dempsey/Invision for Gatorade/AP Images) (credit:AP)
Usain Bolt, Arne Duncan(03 of11)
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Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt (4) towers over U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan (26) during the second half of the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (credit:AP)
Usain Bolt, Kevin Hart(04 of11)
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Comedian Kevin Hart (1) beats Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt (4) to the basket in a race in the first quarter of the NBA All-Stars celebrity basketball game on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (credit:AP)
Usain Bolt(05 of11)
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Olympic gold medalist track athlete Usain Boltm of Jamaica, warms up before the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (credit:AP)
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game(06 of11)
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HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Rocsi Diaz, Usain Bolt and Nick Cannon of Team East attend the 2013 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at George R. Brown Convention Center on February 15, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Louis Dollagaray/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game(07 of11)
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HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Trey Songz, Rocsi Diaz, Usain Bolt, Nick Cannon and Ne-Yo of Team East attend the 2013 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at George R. Brown Convention Center on February 15, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Louis Dollagaray/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Sprinter Usain Bolt of the East team dunks during the Sprint Celebrity Game at Jam Session during NBA All Star Weekend
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Sprinter Usain Bolt dunks against the West team during the Sprint Celebrity Game at Jam Session during NBA All Star Weekend
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Sprinter Usain Bolt of the East team shoots the ball against the West team during the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Sprint Arena at Jam Session
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Sprinter Usain Bolt of the East team reacts to a play against the West team during the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Sprint Arena at Jam Session
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