Albert The Gator

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Several current and former Hawks players, executives and even mascots have accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge over the past few weeks.  You can see all of them individually above, but I thought I'd provide a recap of each anyway.  Some are more hilarious than others, but all are very good.

The Atlanta Hawks' majority owner got in on the action, completing the challenge while on a trampoline in Colorado.

Coach Bud accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge from Al Horford.

Muscala accepted the challenge from a few people, and among the folks he challenged was Imagine Dragons drummer and Hawks superfan Dan Platzman.

Teague's Ice Bucket Challenge involved everything you could possibly want...except the ice.  Watch for a Bill Clinton reference.

I'm not sure why you'd want to lean back while having ice water dumped all over you.  Millsap tried that, then quickly sat back up.

A 15-second Instagram video isn't enough to capture the reaction of being drenched with ice cold water, so Schröder documented the feat with two videos.  The second is the more entertaining of the two, and his reaction is priceless.

By far the most painful-looking of the bunch to date.  Adreian...why did you think it would be a good idea to have ice fall on your hairless head from two stories above?  At least it didn't end like this.

When the commissioner challenges you, you have to accept.  Mutombo seemed to be the most unprepared for how cold the water was, judging by his reaction.

The Hawks CEO stepped up and accepted Ryan Cameron's challenge.  Is that a stove pot with ice from the freezer?  Whatever works!  Another must-see reaction.

Harry was first in the Hawks family to accept after being challenged by University of Florida mascot Albert the Gator.  Next time we'll tell him to cool it on the caffeine.

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Hawks Taking Part In Ice Bucket Challenge

The "ice bucket challenge" officially made its way to the Hawks camp this week after University of Florida mascot Albert The Gator challenged Harry The Hawk.

For those who don't know, the ice bucket challenge started in Boston as a way to raise awareness for ALS and to support former Boston College baseball captain Pete Frates, who has the disease.  It has since exploded across the U.S., with various athletes, mascots and everyone in between taking part to raise awareness, and challenging others to do the same.  

Once challenged, you have 24 hours to complete the task and challenge others.

What is "the task" you ask?  It's as simple as it sounds: dump a bucket of ice over your head, and post video proof.

Albert challenged Harry in this video, and Harry gladly obliged.  Watch the video to see how it went down.  Or, if you want to skip straight to the good stuff, you can view the condensed Instagram version below.

Harry now challenges Raymond from the Tampa Bay Rays, G-Wiz from the Washington Wizards and Stuff from the Orlando Magic.

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Hawks Taking Part In Ice Bucket Challenge

Harry The Hawk Completes Ice Bucket Challenge