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

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 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.

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.

The "Dreamgirls" star was hit by a basketball while sitting with Common, prompting commentators to question if he "protected her."

New York Knicks reserve Miles McBride was in the 'Spotlight' for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday night. Actress/singer Jennifer Hudson was forced to take a McB

Hudson had an unexpected courtside mishap during the Knicks-Warriors game when a loose ball struck her in the face, knocking off her glasses before Common could swat it away.

In the Knicks’ 114-113 victory, Tom Thibodeau’s reserves actually won the points battle, and that was in large part due to Miles McBride.

The Warriors may have taken down the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but Jennifer Hudson took an even bigger hit — literally. On Tuesday, March 4, the 43-year-old Dreamgirls star was sitting courtside with boyfriend,

Jennifer Hudson’s outing to a basketball game this week may have gotten a bit too real. The singer was sat court-side at a New York Knicks game Tuesday night beside her boyfriend rapper Common, when a basketball flung from the court and appeared to hit her on the head.

To the public eye, McBride hasn’t always been a good 3-point shooter. In very limited minutes during his first two seasons, McBride never shot better than 30 percent behind the arc. However, behind the scenes, head coach Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks coaching staff felt very confident that McBride would show more than he had with more opportunity.