Comedian Tracy Morgan got sick during a March 17, 2025 basketball game. He threw up while watching the New York Knicks play against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden. This stopped the game for about ten minutes.
Morgan was sitting in a seat close to the court when he became ill. People saw him looking sick and holding a towel to his nose. Medical workers came to help him and took him away in a chair.
The next day, Morgan posted a photo of himself smiling in the hospital on Instagram. He said food poisoning caused him to get sick. He thanked the staff at Madison Square Garden for helping him.
“I’m doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning,” Morgan wrote on Instagram.
Morgan has had health problems before. He had a kidney transplant in 2010 and was in a serious car accident in 2014. He also has diabetes.
The basketball game started again after the cleanup. The Knicks went on to win with a score of 116-95 against the Miami Heat.
Fans on social media sent Morgan good wishes. Some even joked that his getting sick might be good luck for the Knicks. They suggested he should come to more games to help the team win.
Morgan is 56 years old and a big fan of the Knicks. He often goes to games at Madison Square Garden.