Red Panda, whose real name is Rong Niu, spent 11 hours in the hospital after taking a spill during halftime of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup game, her team told Pat McAfee in a statement on July 2. Niu, who has been performing at NBA games since 1993, expressed her gratitude to her supporters in the statement.

The performer known as Red Panda fell off her unicycle and crashed to the court during halftime of the WNBA ​Commissioner's Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx.

The basketball entertainment staple was injured during the Lynx-Fever Commissioner's Cup Final when a damaged pedal caused her to fall.