Video of Kobe Bryant scoring 68pts in the 2nd half of a Chinese Charity Basketball Game goes viral!

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The video that shows American professional basketball player, Kobe Bryant scoring 68 points in the 2nd half at the Sprite China 2nd Annual Charity Basketball Game in Shanghai is now a viral hit online with over 698,000 views! According to Bryant "I didn't want to disappoint them or the fans that had paid their hard earned money for a show so I took the challenge of really using the second half as a training session for my stamina. I ran and ran and ran. I wound up scoring 68 in the 2nd and we won." Watch the video of Kobe Bryant scoring 68pts in a Shanghai Charity Game vs Chinese Stars after the jump.

Here's what Kobe Bryant said in his official Facebook page:

"The Sprite China 2nd Annual Charity Basketball game was a ton of fun. We played two 15 min halves with a running clock. I watched from the bench for the first half. We were trailing by 9 when I was notified that fans via text can choose a team to add 20 additional points to their tally!!! We were now down 29!! I wanted to play it cool but what the heck, the place was packed with fans who’d sang an early happy birthday to me and really wanted to watch me go to work. My teammates were down. They are all singers/actors and do not play ball much AT ALL, but they are very successful at what they do hence they are VERY competitive. They asked if I could bring them back in the second half..

I didn't want to disappoint them or the fans that had paid their hard earned money for a show so I took the challenge of really using the second half as a training session for my stamina. I ran and ran and ran. I wound up scoring 68 in the 2nd and we won. Like I said, they are not basketball players by any stretch of the imagination. I was just having fun with all of them and loved hearing the crowd enjoy the show we put on."