Usain Bolt and East handed 58-38 loss by Kevin Hart and West in All-Star celebrity game

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Terrence Jenkins (4), from "E! News," is fouled by "Entertainment Tonight"\'s Rocsi Diaz as Ne-Yo (3) looks on in the first quarter of the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

HOUSTON – Usain Bolt took joined the East team in the All-Star celebrity game to have a little fun.

He had no idea the West team would take the game so seriously.

Five-foot-2 comedian Kevin Hart took most valuable player honours in leading the West to a 58-38 win over the Bolt and the East on Friday night.

Afterward the Jamaican sprinter says he was surprised by the intensity of the West team coached by Houston All-Star James Harden. Bolt says, “We got beat bad, but their team was much more serious.”

Bolt did show his athleticism a few times, most notably on a two-handed dunk in the first half.

Hart challenged Bolt to a race during a timeout where the pair each had to dribble and make two layups, and shocked the crowd by winning.

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