Tracy Morgan says food poisoning to blame for incident at Knicks game
Madison Square Garden personnel tend to comedian Tracy Morgan in the second half of a game between the Knicks and the Miami Heat on Monday, March 17, 2025. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Tracy Morgan was treated for food poisoning at a New York hospital after vomiting on the floor while sitting courtside at the Knicks-Heat game on Monday, he said on social media Tuesday.
The 56-year-old comedian posted on Instagram a picture of himself smiling in a hospital bed while holding up a thumbs up gesture. Balanced on his chest in the photo was the back of his phone featuring a Knicks logo.
“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 #goknicks”
Play was stopped for more than 10 minutes in the third quarter of the Knicks’ 116-95 win over the Heat as Morgan was treated and taken from the arena in a wheelchair.
Barbara Barker is an award-winning columnist and features writer in the sports department at Newsday. She has covered sports in New York for more than 20 years.
