Channing Tatum and LeBron James are making a joint appearance on Wednesday’s edition of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, as the duo promote both a new animated movie and a worthy endeavour: James’ recently opened I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to educate at-risk students. In the video above, James and Tatum undertake some hilarious dares, including James downing a shot of tequila using no hands and Tatum getting down on the studio floor to show us a “sexy crawl.” It’s all worthwhile, however, as DeGeneres rewards their efforts with a $100,000 cheque for the school. RELATED: LeBron James ‘Can’t Sit Back’ While Donald Trump Uses Sports To ‘Divide’ Americans After discussing the voice roles that Tatum and James play in the upcoming animated film “Small Foot”, the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers shares his excitement over the school’s opening. “It means everything, not only to myself, not only to my foundation, but to my hometown,” he tells DeGeneres. “And those 240 kids that’s in there right now, I walked the same streets as those kids. I had the same dreams, the same nightmares, the same upbringing as those kids, so I know everything they’re going through. And for me to be able to have a thought about having an at-risk school and then have it come to fruition… it’s a dream come true for me.” In another segment, Tatum tries to convince James to do some “Magic Mike” dancing onstage at the Vegas review. Here’s how that goes: Meanwhile, in an “Ellen” exclusive, James shows off his dance moves during a commercial break — watch:<doc-sep>Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. LeBron James jumped through hoops to raise money for his I Promise elementary school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Wednesday morning. The basketball great and his "Smallfoot" co-star, Channing Tatum, performed a series of outrageous dares, courtesy of Ellen. For each of the dares the guys completed successfully, the comedian pledged to donate $10,000 to I Promise on behalf of Walmart. "They'd like to give your school some money, but you're gonna have to earn it," Ellen told her guests. The first dare involved the new Lakers star taking a very large shot of tequila with no hands, which he completed successfully. The second dare involved the "Magic Mike" star doing his "best sexy crawl" across the stage, which he also completed successfully. With $20,000 in the bank, Ellen upped the stakes. She blindfolded LeBron and forced him to lick a mystery item -- a kiwi -- which he guessed correctly. "Listen, the first thing that came to mind -- I thought it was an ass," he said. "And I was like, 'Ellen wouldn't do that to me.'" "Channing would've needed to be standing on the table for you to lick his ass," Ellen joked. LeBron earned another $10,000 by eating vanilla ice cream doused in hot sauce, and Channing got the pot to $50,000 by licking peanut butter off his own nose. Ellen then announced Walmart would be rounding up the total donation to $100,000. Watch the clip below. Got a story or a tip for us? Email TooFab editors at tips@toofab.com.<doc-sep>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and award-winning actor Channing Tatum recently joined Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen Show set to complete a series of dares. While it was a funny scene, the real goal in taking the dares was to raise money for charity. Each dare completed was rewarded with a $10,000 donation from Walmart. James, who joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason, was raising money for the I Promise School that he recently opened in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Ellen directed James and Tatum to two blue dots on the floor, where the two contestants were to stand. James’ dare came first. “LeBron, I would like you to drink a shot of tequila — with no hands,” Ellen said to LeBron James as he stood on the pad. “For $10,000?,” James asked curiously after looking around a bit. James made his way over to a table where his shot of tequila awaited. With his arms held behind his back, the King leaned over, took the entire rim of the glass in his mouth, and downed it. “Yeah… that’s real (tequila),” James said with a smile as he walked back to his pad. Tatum’s first dare was far more risque, but also hilarious. “Channing,” Ellen said with a straight face. “I want you to do your best sexy crawl.” Tatum, blushing a bit after hearing Ellen’s request, obliged, but jokingly noted that the money had better be used for his charity. James was then asked to put on a blindfold and “lick a mystery item” to have a guess at what it was. Somehow, after just a few awkward licks, the three-time champion was able to decipher that the mystery item was a kiwi. “How did you know that?” Ellen asked James. “You’ve licked a kiwi before (haven’t you)?” “The first thing that came to mind, I thought it was an a**,” James replied. “And I was like, ‘Nah, Ellen wouldn’t do that to me.’ So, I thought it was a kiwi.” Thanks to an extra donation from Walmart, James and Tatum managed to complete all of their dares and raise $100,000 for their respective charities.<doc-sep>In a visit to Ellen on Wednesday morning, LeBron James and Channing Tatum did whatever it took to raise money for James's new I Promise school in Akron, Ohio. Host Ellen DeGeneres told the two celebrities that Wal-Mart would be donating to the school — but they'd have to earn it by completing a number of silly dares. ADVERTISEMENT With each dare completed resulting in a $10,000 donation, James and Tatum quickly got to work, taking a shot of tequila with no hands, licking peanut butter off of their noses, and doing sexy crawls. The two reached $50,000 before DeGeneres announced that the donation would be rounded up to $100,000 — much to James's elation. LeBron's I Promise school officially opened on July 30, and will reportedly serve at-risk kids at grades three and four,. The school will reportedly become fully operational by 2022, where kids grade one thorough eight will be able to attend. ADVERTISEMENT Watch the clip above.<doc-sep>
LeBron James and Channing Tatum stopped by Ellen’s show on Tuesday night to a complete a few ridiculous dares in order to raise money for LeBron’s new I Promise elementary school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Together, the two superstars completed five dares to raise a total of $100,000 gifted by Walmart. To kick things off, the Lakers player took a shot of tequila with no hands, followed by Tatum performing his sexiest crawl for the audience. Next, Ellen had James blindfolded to lick a mysterious item that ended up being … a kiwi. “The first thing that came to mind, I thought it was an ass, and I was like ‘Ellen wouldn’t do that to me,’ so I said kiwi,” James said, explaining how he guessed correctly. “Also, Channing would have to be standing on the table for you to lick his ass,” Ellen replied. Finally, to finish off the series of dares, LeBron scarfed down some hot sauce-drenched ice cream and Channing was forced to lick peanut butter off of his own nose. The money is going toward LeBron’s school that opened in July. He initially announced his plans to open the school in 2017, but the program is the result of years of work from the LeBron James Family Foundation. The I Promise School serves 240 third and fourth graders this year, with plans to expand to other grades in the future. They receive free tuition, uniforms, food, bicycles, and helmets. Students of the school are also promised free tuition to the University of Akron beginning in 2021. His school is so incredible that some people have petitioned for LeBron to replace Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.