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Common Tries, Fails to Protect Jennifer Hudson While Sitting Courtside at Knicks Game

Deuce McBride caused a courtside collision Tuesday.

Patrick Andres

Common and Jennifer Hudson talk at the Liberty's 67–62 win over the Lynx in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 20, 2024.
Common and Jennifer Hudson talk at the Liberty's 67–62 win over the Lynx in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 20, 2024. / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
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Usually, when celebrities sit courtside at the NBA game, they appear on the Jumbotron and/or telecast while remaining non-participants in the action.

That was not the case Tuesday evening at Madison Square Garden.

On Tuesday, musicians Common and Jennifer Hudson were thrust into the spotlight during the New York Knicks' game against the Golden State Warriors. With 10:46 left in the second quarter, Knicks guard Miles "Deuce" McBride landed on Hudson while pursuing a loose ball out of bounds.

Common stuck his hand up in an apparent attempt to protect Hudson—only to hit her in the face just before McBride trucked her.

The two entertainers met in 2022 while filming the movie Breathe, and confirmed their relationship in 2024.

Common is a three-time Grammy winner, an Academy Award winner and an Emmy winner, while Hudson is a Daytime Emmy winner, a two-time Grammy winner, an Academy Award winner, and a Tony Award winner.

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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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