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          Drummond, teammates and owner do 22-push-up challenge

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          Drummond joins in on the 22-pushup challenge (0:50)

          Pistons center Andre Drummond enlists his fellow teammates and owner Tom Gores to participate in the 22-pushup challenge, which brings awareness to military veterans. He calls out Kyrie Irving to perform the challenge next. (0:50)

          • John Silver, ESPN.comAug 18, 2016, 02:16 PM ET

          Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has sent out a challenge to his fans: Take part in the 22-push-up challenge to honor military veterans, and he will retweet your video.

          Drummond, several teammates and even Pistons owner Tom Gores got into the act recently. At the end of the video, Drummond challenges Cleveland's Kyrie Irving to do the challenge.

          The 22-push-up challenge is an effort to bring attention to the rate of suicide among veterans. According to research, 22 veterans commit suicide every day. The group #22pushups has a goal of getting people to do 22 million push-ups to raise awareness of the issue.