“Parks and Rec” star Aubrey Plaza entered WNBA All-Star Weekend with two wholesome knees … however she left it with only one after an unlucky mishap amid all of the festivities.
In keeping with the All-Star Sport’s broadcaster, Ryan Ruocco, Plaza suffered a torn ACL whereas enjoying in a spirited recreation of “Knockout” on the Phoenix Mercury’s observe facility simply hours earlier than Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and A’ja Wilson tipped off their Crew WNBA vs. Crew USA exhibition conflict.
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Plaza nonetheless in some way mustered up the energy to catch the sport on the Footprint Heart … though she wanted an ice pack and a crutch to get by means of the night time.
Happily, the 40-year-old appeared in good spirits all through the night — hobnobbin’ with Sue Fowl and Megan Rapinoe … and even receiving some love from gamers on the courtroom.
After the conclusion of the sport — which Crew WNBA received — she thanked the W for an amazing weekend and for “taking such excellent care of me and my busted knee.”
“Such an amazing recreation,” she added on Instagram. “See you in Paris (no).”
A bunch of WNBA gamers confirmed Plaza assist within the remark part on her publish, together with Los Angeles Sparks star rookie Cameron Brink, who lately had surgical procedure to restore her personal torn ACL.
“Scorching women have dangerous knees ,” she mentioned.