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.

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 recently addressed the viral video of her getting hit with a basketball during a New York Knicks game.

Jennifer Hudson gets whacked in the face as a basketball flies courtside at a New York Knicks game. Tell Common that doesn't happen in the cheap seats.

Miles "Deuce" McBride had the close encounter with J Hud as he tried to save the ball from going out of bounds.

“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.

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.

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,

Knicks guard Miles McBride felt so bad about accidentally hitting Jennifer Hudson with a basketball during a game last week, he sent her a heartfelt apology -- and some flowers.