KETTERING, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: A general view of one of the arenas at the epicLAN esport tournament at the Kettering Conference Centre, on October 12, 2019 in Kettering, England. EpicLAN events see between 32 and 700 networked players compete against each other for cash prizes and trophies. With gamers taking part in networked tournaments of Battalion 1944, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rainbow Six:Siege, Rocket League, Starcraft 2 and others, the prize funds varied from £1000 to £15000. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)Leon Neal/Getty Images

Pro Gamer Karma Says She Was Struck by Lightning During 'Rocket League' Stream

Tim DanielsJul 1, 2020

Professional Rocket League player Jaime "Karma" Bickford said she was struck by lightning during her Twitch stream Sunday night.

TMZ Sports noted Wednesday a clip showed Bickford, a member of the Charlotte Phoenix esports organization, calling out in pain amid storms in the background.

"Sorry guys, I am a little bit upset right now. Lightning, apparently we're having really bad thunderstorms here," she said after returning to the stream. "Apparently, my house got hit or something, and it went through my controller and shocked my hand. I'm completely fine. I'm just kinda ... I got scared and also my hand burns hurt a little bit."

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She posted a picture of the damage done to her controller around the USB port on Instagram.

"Hands healed up after being iced all last night and were very minor burns, controller is melted near USB connection where I got flashbanged or w/e," she wrote, per TMZ. "... And I am COMPLETELY FINE. Thanks for the outpouring of love."

Bickford was a competitive Hearthstone and Call of Duty player before switching to pro Rocket League play in 2016.