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The fashionable halftime amusement performer who goes by Red Panda fell disconnected her unicycle and crashed to the tribunal during intermission of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup last betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx connected Tuesday night, incapable to decorativeness her show.
She appeared to beryllium grabbing astatine her near wrist aft the autumn - video showed her falling guardant disconnected the unicycle onto the tribunal - and was helped disconnected the level by wheelchair.
There was nary contiguous connection connected the grade of her injuries. A WNBA root told ESPN aft the crippled that she was taken to a infirmary to beryllium evaluated.
Red Panda, whose sanction is Rong Niu, is simply a Chinese American pistillate who comes from a household of performing acrobats. Her enactment is composed of her riding connected her custom-built unicycle, which stretches astir 8 feet supra the court, and balancing custom-made bowls connected her little limb earlier flipping them atop her head.
Performer Red Panda performs during the halftime successful crippled 5 against the Indiana Pacers of the 2025 NBA Finals astatine Paycom Center, connected Jun 16, 2025, successful Oklahoma City.
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She has performed astatine countless hoops games, including Game 5 of the NBA Finals past period successful Oklahoma City.
The Fever were missing All-Star defender Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined since June 24 with a strained groin, but they inactive easy bushed the Lynx 74-59 to triumph the Commissioner's Cup
Clark joined an Instagram Live video posted by teammate Sydney Colson, saying: "Red Panda, we emotion you."
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