Aubrey Plaza Suffers Serious Injury During WNBA All-Star Weekend

Actress Aubrey Plaza suffered a torn ACL while playing 'knockout' during the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game weekend, ESPN play-by-play man revealed during the game's broadcast.

Plaza, 40, was reported to be playing at the Phoenix Mercury 's practice facility when injury took place and spotted with crutches and a large ice wrap on her right knee while sitting court side at the Footprint Center with Seattle Storm star Sue Bird and her fiancée, former USWNT winger Megan Rapinoe . The actress was previously seen attending the 3-point contest and Skills Challenge uninjured one day prior.

Plaza was featured on Bird and Rapinoe's podcast, A Touch More , last week and said she had previously suffered an ACL tear while playing in a women's recreation league in Los Angeles prior to her latest injury. The Parks and Rec star also claimed that she became a "villain" and disguised herself in order to play on the same team as her sister, Natalie , in the recreational league.

“I was like, ‘No one will know it’s me. It’s great,'” Plaza told the couple. “And then, in the middle of the game, I went up for a shot and tore my ACL on the court in a wig. That’s kind of like the worst-case scenario because I was trying to go undercover, and I just snapped my knee in half, basically.”

Team WNBA upset the USA Basketball Women's Team, 117-109, with Arike Ogunbowale leading all scorers with 34 and winning All-Star Game MVP, a feat she had previously accomplished while leading Team WNBA to an upset win over the Olympic team during the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game.

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