WNBA half-time star Red Panda injured after fall from unicycle during show
Chinese-American performer seen clutching wrist before being taken off in wheelchair
The popular half-time show performer, who goes by Red Panda, fell off her unicycle and crashed to the court during a court intermission on Tuesday.
The incident occurred during the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx, and she was unable to finish her show.
Her condition was not immediately known. She appeared to be grabbing at her left wrist after the fall – she fell forward off the unicycle onto the court – and was helped off the floor in a wheelchair.
Red Panda, whose name is Rong Niu, is a Chinese-American woman who comes from a family of performing acrobats.
Her act is composed of her riding on her custom-built unicycle, which stretches about eight feet (2.4 metres) above the court, and balancing custom-made bowls on her lower leg before flipping them atop her head.
She has performed at countless basketball games, including Game 5 of the NBA Finals last month in Oklahoma City.