Tracy Morgan Falls Ill Courtside at Knicks Game, Causes Brief Delay

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 19th

Tracy Morgan says he’s OK, food poisoning caused the incident at the Knicks-Heat game

Tracy Morgan says food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday’s Knicks-Heat game, and that he’s “doing OK.”

The actor-comedian posted an update on Instagram Tuesday morning, along with a smiling photo from a hospital bed, thanking fans for their concern. He also suggested humorously that perhaps his health episode spelled good luck for the Knicks.

“I’m doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning. Appreciate my MSG family for taking such good care of me and I need to shout out the crew that had to clean that up. Appreciate you!” Morgan wrote.

“More importantly, the Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court so maybe I’ll have to break it out again in the playoffs,” he quipped, ending his post with a #goknicks hashtag.

Morgan took ill in the second half of Monday night’s Heat-Knicks game, interrupting the action at Madison Square Garden with 6:09 left in the third quarter while workers cleaned up the area around his seat. The delay lasted more than 10 minutes. The Knicks went on to win, 116-95.

Original story:

It was an unexpected timeout at Madison Square Garden when comedian Tracy Morgan had to be wheelchaired out of the game after falling ill courtside.

During the third quarter of the Knicks vs. Heat matchup, Morgan suddenly vomited at his seat, leading to a brief game delay as arena staff rushed in to clean up.

A video circulating on social media shows the 30 Rock star being escorted away in a wheelchair, covering his face with a towel while paramedics checked on him.

Morgan, a longtime Knicks superfan, has been a courtside regular since attending his first game in 1981. While details on his condition remain unclear, fans are hoping he feels better soon and is back to cheering on the Knicks in no time.

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