• Red Panda falls during WNBA halftime performance

• Krystal Niu helped off court after unicycle spill

• Caitlin Clark shows concern for beloved performer

One of the most popular acts in half-time entertainment sustained an injury Tuesday night in Minneapolis as Rong ‘Krystal’ Niu, better known under her stage name of “Red Panda,” needed to be assisted off the court after falling during half-time of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx.

Niu has delighted basketball fans in numerous NBA, college basketball and WNBA venues since her debut in 1993. The ‘Red Panda’ rides a seven-foot-tall unicycle while catching and balancing a large number of metal bowls on her head during her act.

• 22-year-old was given indefinite MLB ban after comments

• Infielder’s mother died in car accident in 2017

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte has given details about the comments that reduced him to tears during a game earlier this week.

A 22-year-old fan was given an indefinite ban from every MLB stadium after he made comments about the second baseman’s late mother during a Diamondbacks game at the Chicago White Sox. Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017.