{"id":209,"date":"2026-04-29T19:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/nbcs-mike-tirico-flubs-tina-feys-name-on-live-tv-at-knicks-game\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:22:57","slug":"nbcs-mike-tirico-flubs-tina-feys-name-on-live-tv-at-knicks-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/nbcs-mike-tirico-flubs-tina-feys-name-on-live-tv-at-knicks-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC\u2019s Mike Tirico flubs Tina Fey\u2019s name on live TV at Knicks game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/126638966.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This was <em>so<\/em> not fetch.<\/p>\n<p>NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico botched Tina Fey\u2019s name on live TV during Tuesday night\u2019s New York Knicks game.<\/p>\n<p>During Game 5 of the NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden, the broadcaster and his co-commentator Reggie Miller were listing off the star-studded lineup of A-listers sitting courtside.<\/p>\n<p>Tirico accidentally called Fey, \u201cTina Fox,\u201d as seen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA\/status\/2049299231723163988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2049299231723163988%7Ctwgr%5E5bd0bc9a2e3596a9744a143da8753b45522224ec%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Fx.com2FNBA2Fstatus2F20492992317231639883Fs3D20id%3Dmntl-sc-block_8-0-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D11961145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media clip posted to X.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico (pictured here on the mic) messed up Tina Fey\u2019s name on live TV during Tuesday night\u2019s New York Knicks game. <span class=\"credit\">NBA\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>When the reporter was commenting on the star-studded courtside lineup, he accidentally called Fey (pictured here at Tuesday\u2019s game) \u201cTina Fox.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBA\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fans quickly jumped into the comments section to roast the reporter for his flub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Mike say \u2018Tina Fox\u2019?!?,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thuggetsnation\/status\/2049305416660652533?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one person replied<\/a>, while a<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/law_martian\/status\/2049489322236395604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> second chimed in<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s literally like a scene out of\u00a0\u201930 Rock.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">On Wednesday, Miller cleared the air, posting a photo with Tirico and Fey from the night before to his Instagram Story, writing, \u201cThank you for joining us Tina Fey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, seated next to the \u201cMean Girls\u201d star was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/celebrity-news\/timothee-chalamet-gets-handsy-with-kylie-jenner-during-knicks-date-night\/\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner<\/a> as well as Ben Stiller and his\u00a0wife\u00a0Christine Taylor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Fans quickly roasted the commentator on social media, with one person writing on X, \u201cIt\u2019s literally like a scene out of\u00a0\u201930 Rock.&#8217;\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The next day, co-commentator Reggie Miller cleared the air, posting a photo with Tirico and Fey from the night before to his Instagram Story (as pictured here), writing, \u201cThank you for joining us Tina Fey.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Reggie Miller\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/bj-MlokWrcw\">was also a mini \u201c30 Rock\u201d reunion<\/a>, with Fey\u2019s former co-star Tracy Morgan sitting to her right. <\/p>\n<p>The friends appeared on the jumbotron where they waved to the camera, blew kisses and Morgan mouthed, \u201cGo Knicks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fey created, wrote and starred in the beloved sitcom as Liz Lemon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor were also in attendance (as pictured here). <span class=\"credit\">Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>It was also a mini \u201c30 Rock\u201d reunion, with Fey\u2019s former co-star Tracy Morgan sitting next to her (as pictured here). <br \/><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The series, which ran for seven seasons from 2006 to 2013, followed Lemon as the head writer for a live sketch-comedy show in New York. <\/p>\n<p>Based loosely on backstage shenanigans from Fey\u2019s time on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d the show also starred Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin and Jack McBrayer. <\/p>\n<p>However, this Knicks game looked very different for Tracy, when compared to a previous outing in March.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The series ran for seven seasons from 2006 to 2013 and followed Liz Lemon (Fey), the head writer for a live sketch-comedy show in New York (as pictured here alongside co-stars Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer.) <span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The comedian suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/17\/celebrity-news\/tracy-morgan-taken-away-in-wheelchair-after-vomiting-courtside-at-knicks-vs-heat-game\/\">medical emergency at the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game<\/a> on March 17. <\/p>\n<p>The actor vomited and was escorted off the court in a wheelchair. <\/p>\n<p>The next day, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/18\/celebrity-news\/tracy-morgan-speaks-out-after-vomiting-at-knicks-game\/\">he updated fans on his status<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan, meanwhile, suffered a medical emergency at the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game on March 17 (as seen here). <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He updated fans the next day, posting from the hospital and sharing: \u201cThank you for all your concern! I\u2019m doing OK now and doctors say it was food poisoning.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">tracymorgan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThank you for all your concern! I\u2019m doing OK now and doctors say it was food poisoning,\u201d Morgan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHWCOw6vhE0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote from his hospital bed at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppreciate my MSG family for taking such good care of me and I need to shout out the crew that had to clean that up. Appreciate you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan added, \u201cMore importantly, the Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court so maybe I\u2019ll have to break it out again in the playoffs \ud83d\ude05 #goknicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/entertainment\/nbcs-mike-tirico-flubs-tina-feys-name-on-live-tv-at-knicks-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was so not fetch. 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