The actress, a keen hockey player, suffered the injury Saturday at the Phoenix Mercury's training facility, but attended the All-Star Game that night.
All-Star games are These games are usually known for being injury-free and free of friction, but that didn't stop Aubrey Plaza — who attended this week's WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix — from tearing her ACL during the celebrations.
The actress, who admits to being a die-hard basketball fan, attended the WNBA's skills competition and three-point contest without crutches last Friday, but when the actual All-Star Game took place Saturday at the Phoenix Footprint Center, the actress was carrying crutches, an ice pack (and a drink) in her hand, and a brace around her leg.
According to the Republic of ArizonaPlaza participated in a Knockout match at the Phoenix Mercury's training facility sometime Saturday, and during that match, Plaza suffered a torn ACL. However, the injury did not prevent her from missing the All-Star Game itself later that day.
This is the second time Plaza has torn her ACL while playing basketball, and she joked about the first incident in a live podcast taping Friday with soccer star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA legend Sue Bird just hours before the second tear. During the taping, Plaza recalled playing undercover to play alongside her sister in the Los Angeles Recreational League, SF Gate reports. (The first ACL injury was also discussed in an interview with Conan O’Brien and Plaza’s show pistol shrimp documentary.)
“I decided to play undercover as someone else,” Plaza said. “I was like, ‘Nobody’s going to know it’s me. It’s cool.’ Then in the middle of the game, I jumped up to shoot the ball and tore my ACL while wearing a wig. It was the worst case scenario because I was trying to play undercover, and I basically snapped my knee in half.”
“I had to carry her off the field, and then all eyes were on me,” Plaza continued. “People started asking, 'Is that a wig? What's going on there?'”
