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Update: Tracy Morgan released a statement on Instagram on Tuesday morning saying that he is now recovering after suffering from food poisoning at the New York Knicks game on Monday night. Morgan thanked the Madison Square Garden staff for taking care of him and everyone else for their concern.
“Thank you for all your concern! 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.
Original article:
Extremely concerning scenes unfolded at Madison Square Garden on Monday night as actor and comedian Tracy Morgan had to be wheel-chaired off the court after suffering from a nosebleed and vomiting on the court. Morgan, a native New Yorker, has been a fixture at Knicks games over the years.
The worrying situation involving Tracy Morgan unfolded during the New York Knicks versus Miami Heat game on Monday night at MSG. Videos from social media, saying that Morgan had a nose bleed and could “barely stand up,” showed the Saturday Night Live vet being taken out of the arena in a wheelchair. The situation caused about a 10-minute delay in the game, which then resumed as normal, with the Knicks ultimately winning.
At this time, the cause of Morgan’s apparent sudden illness is unknown (update: Morgan says he suffered from food poisoning). The situation is particularly concerning, however, as Morgan infamously suffered a traumatic brain injury, among other injuries, when his limo was hit by a Walmart tractor-trailer in 2014.
Tracy Morgan getting wheeled out from courtside at MSG after vomiting and bleeding from his nose.
Hope he is OK. 🙏 (via @realJoshBrownie)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 18, 2025
There are also photos of Morgan’s vomiting episode on social media, however, out of respect to Morgan, we will not be posting them here.
“We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside,” a rep for Madison Square Garden told People Magazine after the incident.
Fellow actor, comedian and die-hard New York Knicks fan Ben Stiller took to social media to send well-wishes to Morgan.
Sending good thoughts to Tracy Morgan 💙
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) March 18, 2025
In addition to Saturday Night Live, Morgan is also best known for his work on the hit NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which he starred in alongside Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. Morgan appeared in a “Black Jeopardy” sketch on the recent Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special in which Eddie Murphy played him.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Morgan had signed on to star alongside Daniel Radcliffe in a new comedy pilot at NBC developed by Fey in which Morgan will play “a disgraced former football player (Morgan) is on a mission to rehabilitate his image.”