Twitch streamer cries in pain as backflip attempt ends in disaster
Young Twitch streamer ‘2xRaKai’ ended up with a painful injury after attempting to pull off a backflip in the style of IShowSpeed.
YouTubestarIShowSpeedis known for pulling off insane feats of athleticism, such asjumping over oncoming sports carsor attempting to break theworld record for most backflipsin 24 hours.
It seems that Speed’s enthusiasm has inspired his fellow streamers, judging by a broadcast fromTwitchcreator RaKai on December 29.
RaKai is a 16-year-old Twitch streamer known for his high-energy content and being friends withKai Cenat. In fact, RaKai gained a substantial following after appearing on Kai’sMafiathon 2 stream, and currently boasts over333K followerson Twitch.
Twitch streamer RaKai fears he tore ACL attempting backflip
On the night of December 29, RaKai decided to put his skills to the test and tried doing a backflip five minutes intohis stream.
In his attempt, he used his bedroom door to get some leverage to launch himself backwards… but he ended up falling on his knee, resulting in a painful injury.
Rakai Attempts To Do a Backflip and Fails Badly🤣❤️🔥pic.twitter.com/lb5gbjV1QC
The streamer winced in pain and hopped off the floor, later claiming that he was unable to put any weight on the limb whatsoever.
Forty minutes later, his screams caught his mom’s attention, who attempted to help him off the floor as he said his knee was “locked” up, worried that he might have to go to the hospital.
Despite the apparent pain, RaKai continued his stream for a few more hours as his mother tiredly berated him over the incident. The two later came to the conclusion that he’d likely torn his ACL, commenting that his knee looked particularly swollen.
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“That’s silly thinking,” his mother scolded him as his chat urged him to get an ice pack. “What were you thinking?”
“I was doing anything for the clip,” RaKai admitted. “I gotta stop doing that, bro. What am I doing?”
Luckily, he was able to ice his knee with some frozen vegetables, and thus far, it looks like the streamer is alright — but he’s far from the first broadcaster to wipe out in front of his audience.
In July 2024,Kickstreamer YourRage shocked viewers after an axe he was using to chop firewood broke loose from its handle andhit him in the eye– and that same month,League of Legendsstreamer ‘Thebausffs’ slipped andhit his head, drawing bloodduring a broadcast.
