Yao Ming announced on Tuesday that he will take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise money and improve awareness of the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Yao is the latest celebrity to join the global phenomenon
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Yao, who accepted the challenge from friends, will pour a bucket of ice water over himself on Saturday at the NBA Yao School.
The challenge requires that participators pour a bucket of ice water on themselves and then post a video of it on social media while nominating three other people to do the same.
People who fail to take the challenge will have to donate $100 to the ALS Association, which advocates finding treatments and a cure for the muscle-wasting disease.
A number of international celebrities have already taken the challenge
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