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Alex Morgan and Allie Long
Sport: Soccer
Team: U.S. Women's National Team
Nominates: Andres Iniesta, Victoria Azarenka and Maya Moore
Kicking off our round up of athletes to take the challenge are U.S. Women's National Team stars Alex Morgan and Allie Long. The girls add some international flair to the challenge when they nominate Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta and Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka.
Dikembe Mutombo
Sport: Basketball
Team: Retired
Nominates: Alonzo Mourning, Mark Tatum and Todd Jacobs
We were only going to do active athletes for this roundup but then we saw Dikembe Mutomobo's reaction after taking the challenge. Priceless.
Paul Bissonnette
Sport: Hockey
Team: Free Agent
Nominates: LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson
Free agent winger Paul Bissonnette accepted his Phoenix teammate Keith Yandle's nomination and then some by hiring a helicopter to take him to a glacier to perform the challenge. According to him it took just $175 to make the extravagant video. In addition to pouring glacier water on his head, Bissonnette donated $1,000 to the cause.
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John Tavares
Sport: Hockey
Team: New York Islanders
Nominates: Jack Capuano, Doug Weight and Eric Boulton
Budding NHL superstar John Tavares kept it all in-house with his nominations as he asked Islanders head coach Jack Capuano, assistant coach Doug Weight and teammate Eric Boulton to step up to the plate for ALS.
Caroline Wozniacki
Sport: Tennis
Nominates: Michael Wacha, Serena Williams and John Isner
Caroline Wozniacki took some time off from training for next week's U.S. Open to help out a good cause by taking the challenge and in the process nominates fellow tennis stars Serena Williams and John Isner.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Sport: Wrestling
Nominates: Mark Wahlberg, Channing Tatum and Brad Slater
The Rock decided to go Hollywood for his Ice Bucket challenge, as the former WWE champ nominated fellow Hollywood headliners Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum, as well as his agent, to take the plunge.
Eli Manning
Sport: Football
Team: New York Giants
Nominates: Shaun O'Hara and David Diehl
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning enlisted the help of his coach Tom Coughlin and general manager Jerry Reese for his version of the ice bucket challenge dedicated to fan Steve Broas.
David Beckham
Sport: Soccer
Team: Retired
Nominates: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio
International Superstar David Beckham comes in with perhaps the most star-studded list of nominees in Ice Bucket Challenge history: Magic, MJ, and Leo. That's star power.
LeBron James
Sport: Basketball
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Nominates: LeBron James, Jr., Bryce Maximus James and Barack Obama
Other than MJ, there is perhaps no greater basketball player alive than King James. Despite his status as one of the greatest in history, even LeBron can't help but let out a shriek when he is doused with ice water.
Derek Jeter
Sport: Baseball
Team: New York Yankees
Nominates: Hannah Davis, Kevin Connelly and Michael Jordan
If there is one person who can get Michael Jordan to do the Ice Bucket Challenge, it's Jeter. No one quite does it like the Captain.
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