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

Jennifer Hudson inadvertently became part of the action at a New York Knicks game Tuesday (March 4), with the vocalist taking a basketball to the face in a moment that's going viral on social media. In a clip from the team's match against the Golden State Warriors at Madison Square Garden,

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.