Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan vomited while sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden on Monday night and needed to be taken out in a wheelchair, delaying the New York Knicks’ game against the Miami Heat for more than 10 minutes.
The incident, which happened midway through the third quarter of the Knicks’ 116-95 win, was captured in photos and videos that circulated on social media. In the videos, the 56-year-old Morgan is seen holding a towel to his face as he is wheeled off.
“First and foremost, obviously we hope everything is good with Tracy Morgan,” Knicks forward Josh Hart told reporters after the game. “Avid, lifetime Knick fan so prayers go out to him and his health and safety.”
Morgan is a regular at Knicks games, and his courtside seat is directly next to the broadcasting table, where Kenny Albert and Clyde Frazier were sitting.
On Tuesday morning, Morgan’s manager said the actor was doing OK. Morgan shared a photo on Instagram that showed him in what appeared to be a hospital bed and said doctors told him he had had a case of food poisoning.
“We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside,” a Madison Square Garden spokesperson said.
Morgan, a longtime cast member on “Saturday Night Live” who also won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role as Tracy Jordan in “30 Rock,” has had to overcome a variety of health issues in more than the last decade. He received a kidney transplant in 2010 and has dealt with diabetes and alcohol use. In 2014, Morgan was involved in a six-vehicle accident in New Jersey, resulting in him sustaining a broken leg and broken ribs, among other injuries. Morgan also was briefly comatose from the accident.
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