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

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.

The EGOT winner sat courtside at a New York Knicks game when a basketball — and a player — came flying toward her face.

“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.

Sitting in the crowd at a basketball game isn't usually a contact sport, but Jennifer Hudson got a bit too close to the action during a recent excursion. Hudson, 43, attended the New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors game on Tuesday,

Common tried to shield his girlfriend Jennifer Hudson after a basketball flew at her head during a Knicks game on Tuesday.

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.

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.

During a recent Knicks game, Jennifer Hudson experienced a shocking moment when a basketball nearly struck her, leading to a playful yet chaotic scene with her partner Common. What happened at Madison Square Garden?

Jennifer Hudson’s glasses were knocked off her face by a rogue basketball during the Tuesday, March 4, New York Knicks game

Nothing gets a fan closer to the action than sitting courtside for an NBA game. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson learned that the hard way during Tuesday night’s New York Knicks contest.

Jennifer Hudson's latest basketball game ... flew directly at her head while she was sitting courtside at a New York Knicks game on Tuesday with her boyfriend, Common. The incident occurred ...