Kobe Bryant rocks China.
- 12 years ago
Kobe Bryant finds his inner rock star.
The NBA player teams up with Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou for a charity basketball game in Shanghai.
The Los Angeles Lakers defender scored 68 points in 15 minutes - but the final score was bumped up to 88 points after fans were invited to text in votes for both sides.
But after the game, it was clear Bryant's focus was on the upcoming NBA season.
SOUNDBITE: Kobe Bryant, basketball player, saying (English):
"We have some really new and talented players and you know we should be there in June, but there's a lot of work to be done. And we're all excited to get back to Los Angeles and get started. So it should be fun."
The event raised over 2.6 million yuan or $409,000 U.S. dollars, for Project Hope, which builds schools for underprivileged children in China.
The NBA player teams up with Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou for a charity basketball game in Shanghai.
The Los Angeles Lakers defender scored 68 points in 15 minutes - but the final score was bumped up to 88 points after fans were invited to text in votes for both sides.
But after the game, it was clear Bryant's focus was on the upcoming NBA season.
SOUNDBITE: Kobe Bryant, basketball player, saying (English):
"We have some really new and talented players and you know we should be there in June, but there's a lot of work to be done. And we're all excited to get back to Los Angeles and get started. So it should be fun."
The event raised over 2.6 million yuan or $409,000 U.S. dollars, for Project Hope, which builds schools for underprivileged children in China.