During the WNBA All-Star event, it wasn't a player that got injured, but rather famous actress Aubrey Plaza, who suffered a torn ACL right before the game.
Just hours ahead of when the WNBA All-Stars were set to take on the Team USA women's team, the "Parks and Rec" star apparently got injured during a game of 'knockout.'
the wnba broadcast just said that aubrey plaza tore her ACL over the weekend playing a game of knockout, nooo 😭 pic.twitter.com/MbD2tJNwCt
— Alexis Kraft (@TheAlexisKraft) July 21, 2024
The broadcasters gave the background story of what led to the injury.
"I feel for Aubrey Plaza," Ryan Ruocco said. "She came to this weekend with a healthy knee. She's leaving with a torn ACL thanks to a hardy game of 'knockout' at the Mercury practice facility."
"I did not know it was possible to tear your ACL while playing 'knockout,' said the other announcer.
The GOAT lending a helping hand to Aubrey Plaza 🤝 pic.twitter.com/C0FphzNeji
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 21, 2024
Aubrey Plaza giving the “I’m okay” thumbs up to Cheryl Miller after tearing her ACL playing a game of knockout at the new Mercury facility is truly the crossover I never knew I needed 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/9oLBt0VpOX
— Bri Lewerke (@brilewerke) July 21, 2024
To point out, this is not the first time that the Hollywood star tore her ACL, as Plaza previously noted on Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe's podcast, A Touch More, that she had suffered the same injury while playing in a women's recreation league in Los Angeles.
so obsessed with aubrey plaza playing basketball pic.twitter.com/2nvgd1EkdP
— aubrey plaza updates (@plazadeaubreyy) October 18, 2023
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joined forces on Team WNBA to help defeat the Team USA women's team, 117-109.
Clark contributed 10 assists (one assist shy of Sue Bird's All-Star record), while Reese dropped 12 points and 11 rebounds. Notably, Arike Ogunbowale led all scorers with 34 points (8-of-13 3PT).
Related: Angel Reese On Playing With Caitlin Clark In WNBA All-Star Game: 'It's So Cool'
