Tracy Morgan has revealed he was escorted out of a basketball game in a wheelchair after he was struck down with a severe bout of food poisoning which left him vomiting courtside.
Tracy Morgan is recovering in hospital after being struck down with a severe bout of food poisoning.
The actor/comedian sparked fears for his health after he was seen vomiting courtside during a New York Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday (17.03.25) before being escorted out of the iconic venue in a wheelchair – and Tracey has now thanked fans for all their well wishes and revealed his illness was down to a dodgy dinner.
In a post on Instagram, Tracy shared a picture of himself lying in a hospital bed and wrote: “Thank you for all your concern!
“I’m doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning.
“Appreciate my MSG [Madison Square Garden] 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.”
The game – which ended with the Knicks beating Miami Heat 116-95 – was delayed for around 10 minutes in the third quarter due to the former ’30 Rock’ actor’s medical incident.
A Madison Square Garden representative previously told People magazine: “We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside.”
This isn’t the first time Tracy – who has diabetes and underwent a kidney transplant in 2010 – has experienced public medical issues.
In 2012, he collapsed outside a building at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, with the screen star’s representative saying it was due to a combination of exhaustion and altitude.
Tracy – who returned to work a few days later – posted on social media afterwards: “Superman ran into a little kryptonite. The high altitude in Utah shook up this kid from Brooklyn.”
And in 2014, he broke his leg and was in a coma for two weeks, later relearning how to walk and talk, after the limo he was riding in was hit from behind by a Walmart truck on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Tracy Morgan recovering in hospital after food poisoning
