“Parks and Recreation” actor Aubrey Plaza suffered an ACL tear before the WNBA All-Star Game over the weekend, but she still showed her support courtside as rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese led their team to victory over Team USA.
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Commentator Ryan Ruocco revealed the injury during the game, noting, “I feel for Aubrey Plaza. She arrived this weekend with a healthy knee but is now leaving with a torn ACL, all thanks to a competitive game of knockout at the Mercury practice facility.”
In “knockout,” players aim to make a basket before the player behind them does.
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Plaza shared photos on her Instagram from the weekend, including pictures with her injured knee. Her caption said, “How it started…how it went… Nothing can stop us! Thank you @wnba for hosting such an incredible weekend and taking care of me and my injured knee. It was an amazing game. See you in Paris (not).”
Plaza also posted moments from the game, where she sat courtside with Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, greeted Caitlin Clark, and posed with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
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There has been no immediate response from Aubrey Plaza’s representatives regarding an update on Monday.
According to Deadline, this was not Plaza’s first ACL injury. Her first happened during a women’s recreational league game in Los Angeles, where she wore a wig to secretly play on the same team as her sister.
