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NBC’s Mike Tirico flubs Tina Fey’s name on live TV at Knicks game

This was so not fetch. NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico botched Tina Fey’s name on live TV during Tuesday night’s New York Knicks game. During Game 5 of the NBA…

This was so not fetch.

NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico botched Tina Fey’s name on live TV during Tuesday night’s New York Knicks game.

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.

Tirico accidentally called Fey, “Tina Fox,” as seen in a social media clip posted to X.

Mike Tirico at the mic during a New York Knicks game.
NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico (pictured here on the mic) messed up Tina Fey’s name on live TV during Tuesday night’s New York Knicks game. NBA/X
Tina Fey at a basketball game, wearing glasses and a light-colored jacket, with a game score overlay at the bottom.
When the reporter was commenting on the star-studded courtside lineup, he accidentally called Fey (pictured here at Tuesday’s game) “Tina Fox.” NBA/X

Fans quickly jumped into the comments section to roast the reporter for his flub.

“Did Mike say ‘Tina Fox’?!?,” one person replied, while a second chimed in, “It’s literally like a scene out of ’30 Rock.’”

On Wednesday, Miller cleared the air, posting a photo with Tirico and Fey from the night before to his Instagram Story, writing, “Thank you for joining us Tina Fey.”

Meanwhile, seated next to the “Mean Girls” star was Timothée Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner as well as Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor.

Tina Fey watches a basketball game from the stands.
Fans quickly roasted the commentator on social media, with one person writing on X, “It’s literally like a scene out of ’30 Rock.’” Getty Images
Mike Tirico, Tina Fey, and Reggie Miller pose at Game 5 of the Knicks-Hawks series.
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, “Thank you for joining us Tina Fey.” Reggie Miller/Instagram

It was also a mini “30 Rock” reunion, with Fey’s former co-star Tracy Morgan sitting to her right.

The friends appeared on the jumbotron where they waved to the camera, blew kisses and Morgan mouthed, “Go Knicks!”

Fey created, wrote and starred in the beloved sitcom as Liz Lemon.

Tina Fey, Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Ben Stiller, and Christine Taylor sitting courtside at an NBA game.
Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor were also in attendance (as pictured here). Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Timothée Chalamet, and Kylie Jenner sitting courtside at an NBA game.
It was also a mini “30 Rock” reunion, with Fey’s former co-star Tracy Morgan sitting next to her (as pictured here). Getty Images

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.

Based loosely on backstage shenanigans from Fey’s time on “Saturday Night Live,” the show also starred Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin and Jack McBrayer.

However, this Knicks game looked very different for Tracy, when compared to a previous outing in March.

Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin, and Tracy Morgan from 30 Rock pose in formal attire.
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.) NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

The comedian suffered a medical emergency at the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game on March 17.

The actor vomited and was escorted off the court in a wheelchair.

The next day, he updated fans on his status.

Tracy Morgan being checked on by a woman in green pants after he threw up on the court during a Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
Morgan, meanwhile, suffered a medical emergency at the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game on March 17 (as seen here). Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Tracy Morgan giving a thumbs up in a hospital bed with medical sensors on his chest.
He updated fans the next day, posting from the hospital and sharing: “Thank you for all your concern! I’m doing OK now and doctors say it was food poisoning.” tracymorgan/Instagram

“Thank you for all your concern! I’m doing OK now and doctors say it was food poisoning,” Morgan wrote from his hospital bed at the time.

“Appreciate 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!”

Morgan added, “More importantly, the Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court so maybe I’ll have to break it out again in the playoffs 😅 #goknicks.”

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