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Halftime Acrobat Red Panda Injures Wrist During Commissioner's Cup Final

Medical personnel attended to her on court before wheeling her out of the arena with no immediate update on her condition.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 22: Red Panda performs at half time at the Smoothie King Center on December 22, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Overview

  • Chinese American acrobat Rong Niu, known as Red Panda, fell off her eight-foot custom unicycle during halftime of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship at Minneapolis’ Target Center.
  • She appeared to injure her left wrist as she crashed forward and was unable to complete her signature bowl-balancing routine.
  • On-site medical teams treated her at center court and escorted her from the arena in a wheelchair.
  • No further information on her condition has been released, though she remained conscious throughout the incident.
  • Red Panda has been a fixture at NBA and WNBA halftime shows since 1993, including a return from a 2013 wrist break and last month’s NBA Finals Game 5 performance.