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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Basketball Club has designated its Dec. 17 game against the Charlotte Hornets as Ryan Cameron Night in honor of the team’s popular Public Address Announcer. Also the host of The Ryan Cameron Morning Show with Wanda Smith on V-103 radio, the multi-faceted on-air personality has given play-by- play and color commentary for Atlanta’s NBA team for 13 years. The night’s in-game recognition of Cameron, a two-time Emmy Award winner, will feature special halftime performances by Atlanta hip hop royalty, DJ Jelly, Fabo, and Kilo Ali.

“Ryan is ‘Mr. True to Atlanta’! His devotion to this city and our team is incredible,” said Steve Koonin, Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena CEO. “We are excited to celebrate his many contributions to the Atlanta Hawks and our community on this special night. Ryan’s boundless energy and enthusiasm are a huge part of what make games at Philips Arena such a great experience.”

Cameron, an Atlanta native and graduate of the University of West Georgia, has been a force within the Atlanta media scene for more than two decades, wearing multiple hats including host, actor, comedian, and community advocate. His unique “For Threeeeee!!” exclamation can be heard at Philips Arena home games as well as on the NBA 2K17 video game.

When the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductee is not behind the mic, Cameron helms the The Ryan Cameron Foundation whose mission is “to provide Atlanta’s youth with the tools needed to empower them for their future leadership roles.”

A special ticket deal for the Ryan Cameron Night game includes a $10 credit for food and drink, is available here using the promo code RYAN.

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Hawks Announce Ryan Cameron Night On Dec. 17

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

Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin is the latest member of the Hawks family to get wet.

He accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from Hawks PA announcer Ryan Cameron:

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Hawks CEO Steve Koonin Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge

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The Atlanta Hawks won the Golden Matrix Award for Best In-Game Feature at the 32nd Annual Information Display and Entertainment Association (IDEA) Conference held July 13-16 in Dallas, TX for their Code of Conduct Videos, which included parodies of top-40 hits “Blurred Lines” and “Wrecking Ball”.

In the “Blurred Lines” parody, Hawks Public Address Announcer and popular V103 Morning Show Host Ryan Cameron takes center stage channeling Robin Thicke as he, Harry the Hawk and members of the Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders display what is appropriate behavior for fans at Philips Arena during Hawks games. The feature can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqhQBw5ALHI&amp;feature=youtu.be.

Harry the Hawk is the lead in the parody of the Miley Cyrus hit “Wrecking Ball”. He is joined by Hawks Cheerleaders, who serenade the crowd on following arena rules.  Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins also makes a surprise cameo.  The video can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obA-0cvyIRg

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Hawks Announce Ryan Cameron Night On Dec. 17

Hawks Taking Part In Ice Bucket Challenge

Hawks CEO Steve Koonin Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge

Hey, Hey, Hey! Hawks Win Golden Matrix Award at Idea Conference