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LeBron James Gets Soaked in Santorini During Ice Bucket Challenge

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NBA superstar LeBron James just got dunked in the ALS ice bucket challenge, during his stay on Santorini.

Kevin Durant challenged the basketball great, who then challenged President Barack Obama and his sons LeBron Jr. and Bryce. Last week the U.S. President was challenged by Robert F. Kennedy's widow Ethel Kennedy; he graciously declined to participate but made a White House announcement that an ALS charity donation would be made.

The ALS ice bucket challenge has drenched its large amount of participants worldwide. The contest requests its subjects to have a bucket of ice water drenched over his/her head and challenge other to do so, within twenty-four hours, or make a donation in the fight against ALS.

$4 million dollars in donations has been granted to the ALS Association between July 29th to August 12th alone, compared to last year's same time frame that generated $1.2 million dollars. Over 70,000 new donor members have offered funds to the Association.  Jame's ice bucket challenge Instagram video can be viewed below.

ALS contributions are used towards finding a cure for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease also knows as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and by offering the best medical care possible for patients.

President and CEO of The ALS Association Barbara Newhouse stated of the ice bucket challenge, "We have never seen anything like this in the history of the disease... We couldn't be more thrilled with the level of compassion, generosity and sense of humor that people are exhibiting as they take part in this impactful viral initiative."

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