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Warriors offer to buy new unicycle for Red Panda

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Beloved NBA and NCAAB halftime performer Rong Niu, better known as Red Panda, recently had her custom-built unicycle stolen from the baggage area of San Francisco International Airport.

The unicycle has yet to be recovered, but it looks like she'll be getting a new one courtesy of the Golden State Warriors.

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Niu's agent, Pat Figley, told Lisa Fernandez of KTVU he received an email from Brett Yamaguchi, the Warriors' director of game experience, and Josh Springer, who works in operations, offering to replace the unicycle. Details are still being worked out.

"To thank Red Panda for her years of family-friendly entertainment, the Golden State Warriors and their family of approximately 14,500 season ticket holders would like to replace Red Panda’s missing unicycle with a brand new custom cycle so that she can continue to put smiles on the faces of fans at Warriors games and, just as important, all over the world," the email reads.

Figley said the support Niu has received means "more than she or I can put into words."

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