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’30 Rock’ Star Suffers Medical Emergency Courtside At Knicks Game

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March 18, 2025

Comedian Tracy Morgan suffered a medical emergency while sitting courtside at a New York Knicks game in Manhattan Square Garden on Monday evening, leaving fans concerned after he was rushed away in a wheelchair.

But on Tuesday the “30 Rock” star took to social media, sharing a photo of himself lying down in a hospital bed giving a thumbs-up gesture and big smile.

“Thank you for all your concern! I’m doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning,” Morgan wrote on Instagram. “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!”

“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 .”

Morgan, 56, hurled during the third quarter, forcing officials to pause the game for approximately 10 minutes while medical personnel attended to him. His hometown team went on to defeat the Miami Heat 116-95.

“We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside,” an MSG spokesperson told the NY Post in a statement.

Tracy Morgan getting wheeled out from courtside at MSG after vomiting and bleeding from his nose.

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As a longtime member of NBC’s hit show “30 Rock,” Morgan has become an unmistakable figure at Knicks games where he is often seen sitting along “Celebrity Row” with Adam Sandler, Jay-Z, and some of the team’s most recognizable fans.

He has faced more than his share of health challenges in the past.

In 2014 Morgan was left in a coma for two weeks after suffering a near-fatal car collision. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2010 and has been open about his lifelong struggle with diabetes, according to CNN.

Morgan, a Bronx native, has credited transplant surgeons with saving his life and has since become a public spokesman for organizations encouraging organ donations among the general public. Last year he joined New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in calling on residents to donate and help save the lives of 8,000 residents across the state currently on transplant wait lists.

“I am living proof of the benefits of organ donation, and it has given me an opportunity to show people that you can go on and live a full life when you find a match. My donor saved my life and by enrolling in the New York Donate Life Registry, you could help save many others,” Morgan said in a press release from Hochul’s office.

Despite his ability to laugh away some of his worst moments, life hasn’t been easy for Morgan. Born across the street from the infamous Marcy Projects, he’s spoken about drugs, gangs, and violence being an everyday fact of life during his childhood. During a podcast appearance last year, he spoke of “survivors guilt” after growing up and overcoming so many health challenges in contrast to childhood friends who lost their lives to violence decades ago.

“You know why I don’t really listen to hip hop like that? Or deal with the streets like that,” Morgan said on “Roommates Show with Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart.” “That’s where the trauma happened. My friends went to jail forever. Some of them died. I was traumatized. It’s hard.”