Usain Bolt to feature in NBA All-Star Celebrity game

It's All Star Week in the NBA, and the carnival has a new attraction for 2013.

The celebrity game, ahead of the dunk contest and the real All Star game, takes place this Friday, and will feature Olympic Sprinting World Record holder Usain Bolt.

All Star's James Harden of the East and Russell Westbrook of the West will coach the teams, in a game which promises to be a lot of fun.

Musicians Ne-Yo, Common and Trey Songz are also set to feature, while Queen Latifah will no doubt provide more entertainment as an assistant coach.

Can Bolt dunk it? You most certainly would not put anything past the six foot five sprinter - We'll have video highlights of his performance up on the site after the game.

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