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.

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,

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