Knicks movie star superfan Tracy Morgan vomited at his courtside seat throughout Monday’s recreation, delaying the battle between the Warmth and Knicks on the Backyard.
Whereas particulars are restricted on what occurred, Morgan turned sick whereas the sport was happening and compelled a short delay — whereas Morgan was taken off in a wheelchair and the world workers cleaned up the realm through the third quarter.
A photograph posted on social media confirmed Morgan hunched over vomiting in his courtside seat, which was positioned subsequent to MSG Networks broadcasters Kenny Albert and Walter Clyde Frazier.
The photograph, which was shared by a fan, additionally confirmed a person in a black T-shirt and black and blue Knicks hat trying involved for Morgan.
A separate video that circulated on social media, confirmed Morgan being taken away in a wheelchair whereas holding a towel over his face as paramedics and area workers attended to him.
The publish on X claimed Morgan had been bleeding from his nostril and that the comic “could barely stand up.”
The incident occurred through the third quarter and video from the ESPN broadcast confirmed a Knicks towel boy speaking with the referee whereas attempting to scrub up the throw-up.
“We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside,” an MSG spokesperson instructed The Publish in an announcement.
Knicks star Josh Hart additionally wished Morgan effectively after the Knicks secured a 116-95 win over Miami.
“We hope everything is good with Tracy Morgan, avid lifetime Knicks fan, so prayers go out to him and his health and safety,” Hart mentioned.
A request for remark by Web page Six to Morgan’s publicist was not instantly answered.
Knicks’ recreation in opposition to the Warmth on March 17. X / @realJoshBrownie
Morgan has been an everyday on the Backyard for years and is seen as one of many Knicks’ diehard celeb followers after attending his first recreation in 1981.
The SNL alum and “30 Rock” star boasted to The Publish about his Knicks fandom throughout an interview in 2023.
“I’m not a fair-weather fan. I’m with the good, bad and ugly,” he mentioned. “I’m always going to be a fan. I’m a New Yorker. I’m a New York fan.”
Whereas it’s unclear what triggered the medical state of affairs on Monday evening, Morgan has dealt together with his share of well being issues through the years, which had included diabetes and struggles with alcohol that led to him having a kidney transplant in 2010.
Morgan was in a near-fatal accident in 2014, when the posh minibus that he was touring in on the New Jersey Turnpike was struck by a tractor-trailer.
The accident took the lifetime of his longtime collaborator, Jimmy Mack, and Morgan suffered a number of damaged bones and head accidents that left him with some reminiscence loss and complications.
