JENNIFER Hudson was hit in the face by a basketball while sitting courtside at a recent game, with the star looking shaken after her partner rushed to save her.
The stunning star, 43, was at a New York Knicks game with her partner Common when she was left taken aback by the flying basketball that hit her in the face.
As the Knicks went up against the Golden State Warriors, Jennifer went head-to-head with the basketball as it flew in her direction.
When the incident happened, Knicks’ Miles McBride reached out for the ball but couldn’t get a grip.
The ball then flew in Jennifer’s direction and ended up hitting her in the face.
Jennifer looked shaken up by the incident, with Mile McBride quickly grabbing the ball and checking on the songstress to see if she was okay.
The singer was visibly shaken as she removed the glasses she was wearing and McBride jogged back onto the court.
As Jennifer removed her glasses, it was clear that they had been damaged in the incident.
The glasses that Jennifer had worn to the game were damaged after the ball hit her in the face, with them visibly bent.
Jennifer’s partner Common comforted his woman as she sat courtside following the flying basketball incident.
‘PROTECT J-HUD’
A commentator then said: “Protect Jennifer Hudson!”
Another commentator then spoke about Jennifer’s glasses and how expensive they looked.
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“Oh no, not the glasses. Those look real expensive, too,” they said.
The first commentator then added: “And Common is making sure everybody’s okay.”
“Let me see what Common did. Did he protect her?” one commentator questioned, while the other said that “he tried”.
New rights deal
The NBA signed an 11-year deal with three networks for the league’s rights from the 2025-26 season.
And there will be no games on TNT for the first time since the network launched in 1988.
The Walt Disney Company will continue to show the league with 80 regular-season games across ESPN and ABC.
They will also show around 18 playoff games from the first and second round, a Conference Finals series for 10 of the 11 years, and remain the home of the NBA Finals.
NBC will return as an NBA broadcaster for the first time since 2002.
The network will show up to 100 games per season across it’s channels and Peacock streaming service.
It will also be the home of NBA All-Star and show approximately 28 playoff games from the first and second round.
NBC will show one Conference Finals Series for six of the 11 years, rotating with new broadcaster Amazon Prime.
Amazon will show 66 NBA regular-season games including one on Black Friday.
The streaming service is also the home of the latter stages of the NBA Cup and the entire Play-In Tournament.
Prime will also broadcast around one third of the playoff games in the first and second round.
Reacting to the viral moment on social media, one person said: “Common with the quick reflexes.”
“It looks like Common actually knocked it off deflecting it…” said a second.
“Hazards of courtside seats, huh?” joked a third.
While a concerned fourth fan added: “Protect Jennifer! Hope she is ok.”
Jennifer rose to fame as a finalist on Season 3 of American Idol in 2004.
JENNIFER’S ROMANCE WITH COMMON
The stunning star is currently dating rapper Common.
The two were first rumored to be dating in 2022 and confirmed their relationship a while after.
Speaking on the release of his new album last summer, Common said that her role as Aretha Franklin in the 2021 biopic influenced his record with Jennifer.
“When I played it to musician friends, they were like, ‘Who is that singing?'” Common told People.
“I’m like, ‘That’s Jennifer!’ It doesn’t sound like things you’ve heard from her before. I love that we were able to utilize her gifts in a new space. She brought it, man.”
In the chat, Common noted how strong his relationship is with the Dreamgirls star.
“I am in a great partnership, and, man, (Jennifer) is somebody I do really care about and do love and am growing with,” the rapper explained.
“The potential of a ‘champion lover’ means, ‘Yo, you are the one.’ I am feeling that. It’s a lot of potential there is what I’ll say.”
