Good news, basketball fans: Red Panda intends to be ready for next season.<\/p>\n
Red Panda, the popular performer who fell off her unicycle and crashed to the court during halftime of the WNBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx, has a broken left wrist and will need further consultation with an orthopedic surgeon, the agency that represents her said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Red Panda \u2014 her real name is Rong Niu \u2014 spent 11 hours in a Minneapolis hospital, with a pair of Lynx staffers there with her the entire time, agent Patrick Figley said. The Chinese American acrobat was heading home for treatment and recovery, which should take a few months.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is very grateful,\u201d Figley said. \u201cRed Panda thanks everyone for all the kind wishes and support. It means the world to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fall was caused by part of her unicycle being damaged during transit, Figley said.<\/p>\n
The Fever won the game in Minneapolis, and during their postgame locker room celebration Indiana star Caitlin Clark was among those \u2014 on teammate Sydney Colson\u2019s live stream on Instagram \u2014 to send Red Panda well-wishes.<\/p>\n
\u201cRed Panda, if you\u2019re watching, we love you,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n
Red Panda fell forward off her custom unicycle \u2014 it\u2019s about 8 feet high \u2014 onto the court shortly after her performance started Tuesday night. She immediately grabbed at her left wrist and was eventually helped off the floor by wheelchair before being transported by ambulance to a hospital.<\/p>\n
She comes from a family of performing acrobats. Her act is composed of her riding on the unicycle and balancing custom-made bowls on her lower leg before flipping them atop her head.<\/p>\n
She has performed at countless basketball games, including Game 5 of the NBA Finals last month in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe very much appreciates all the support she is receiving,\u201d Figley said.<\/p>\n
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