Jennifer Hudson is opening up about her date night with Common when she got “knocked upside” the head with a basketball. The EGOT winner was […]

Jennifer Hudson and her boyfriend, Common, made headlines in early March 2025 after a mishap they had during a New York Knicks basketball game went viral. For those who may be unfamiliar with the situation,

Spare a thought for poor Jennifer Hudson, who was hit in the face by both a basketball and an elbow while sitting courtside at a Knicks game on Tuesday. The 43-year-old star was enjoying a date night watching the New York team’s playoff against the Golden State Warriors with her boyfriend, Common, when the painful-looking accident happened.

“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 was hit in the face by a stray basketball at a New York Knicks NBA game, with her partner, rapper Common, attempting to deflect the ball with his hand.

During Jennifer Hudson and Common’s date night at the New York Knicks game, where they played the Golden State Warriors, the Dreamgirls alum was struck in the face by a flying basketball.

The New York Knicks' sixth man went the extra mile to make amends with actress Jennifer Hudson. Miles "Deuce" McBride went viral last week for his role in courtside encounter with the lauded actress/singer,