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.

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.

Protect Jennifer Hudson!” a sports commentator said repeatedly after the incident Jennifer Hudson had the “spotlight” on her when an accident at the New York Knicks game interrupted her date night. The EGOT winner,