Jennifer Hudson and boyfriend Common got a bit too close to the action at the Knicks game Tuesday. The couple sat courtside at Madison Square Garden to watch the New York Knicks play against the Golden State Warriors,

The EGOT winner sat courtside at a New York Knicks game when a basketball — and a player — came flying toward her face.

On top of that, her boyfriend Common accidentally bopped her in the face while trying to protect her from the ball, knocking off her glasses. At the same time, Knicks guard Miles McBride ran into her trying to pursue the loose ball. "Protect Jennifer Hudson!!" TNT play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle said on the broadcast.

Jennifer Hudson was sitting court side at the NBA game with her boyfriend when she had an unfortunate run in with the ball and New York Knicks player Miles McBride.

“I don’t think Miles McBride is going to be invited on the ‘Jennifer Hudson Show,'” TNT play-by-play man Ian Eagles joked before adding another jab, saying the incident was a “Common foul,” after it seemed the rapper might’ve — or at least came close to — clipping Hudson with an elbow in the failed attempt to save her.

Jennifer Hudson won't forget her recent date night with boyfriend Common in a hurry after an incident at the New York Knicks game left her shaken

The Warriors may have taken down the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but Jennifer Hudson took an even bigger hit — literally. On Tuesday, March 4, the 43-year-old Dreamgirls star was sitting courtside with boyfriend,

Jennifer Hudson’s glasses were knocked off her face by a rogue basketball during the Tuesday, March 4, New York Knicks game

Common tried to shield his girlfriend Jennifer Hudson after a basketball flew at her head during a Knicks game on Tuesday.

Hudson and her partner attended a New York Knicks game, where a stray ball careened toward the talk show host and EGOT-winning singer.

During a recent Knicks game, Jennifer Hudson experienced a shocking moment when a basketball nearly struck her, leading to a playful yet chaotic scene with her partner Common. What happened at Madison Square Garden?

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