What happened to Tracy Morgan? Comedian reportedly escorted out of Knicks game in a wheelchair

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Tracy Morgan gets escorted from Knicks game in a wheelchair (image via Getty)

Actor and comedian, Tracy Morgan reportedly suffered a nosebleed and threw up while sitting at the courtside New York Knicks game due to food poisoning. The comedian was then escorted in a wheelchair from the Madison Square Garden on March 17.

This comes after the comedian went through a kidney transplant in 2010 and survived a deadly auto accident when a Walmart truck hit her limo on the New Jersey Turnpike in 2014. The incident led to Morgan breaking his leg and spending time in a coma for two weeks. Post the incident, Morgan was in a wheelchair for five months and needed to relearn how to speak and talk.

The Knicks-Heat game was delayed in the third quarter for reportedly 10 minutes due to Tracy's medical incident while fans took to social media to share videos of the actor vomiting, being escorted from the arena, and holding a towel to his face.

An MSG spokesperson released a statement to The Post saying,

"We hope Tracy feels better soon and look forward to seeing him back courtside."

While Knicks player Josh Hart also showed concern for the comedian,

"We hope everything is good with Tracy Morgan, avid lifetime Knicks fan, so prayers go out to him and his health and safety."

"Thank you for all your concern" - says Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan shared a post on Instagram on March 18, where he can be seen in a hospital bed giving a thumbs up. The post comes after Morgan threw up and was escorted from the Knicks game on March 17,

"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! 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."

During a recent appearance on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, Morgan while speaking to comedian Matt Rogers said that it's "incredible" to be a part of the show and survive the 2014 accident. He also appreciates gratitude to the Lord for being alive to attend the show.

Tracy has been a devoted Knicks fan for years and has been attending their game for years to show support for the professional American Basketball team.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh
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