NBC’s Mike Tirico Botches Tina Fey’s Name on Live Knicks-Hawks Playoff Broadcast
NBC’s Mike Tirico Botches Tina Fey’s Name on Live Knicks-Hawks Playoff Broadcast
Natasha DyeWed, April 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM UTC
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Mike Tirico; Tina FeyCredit: David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty; Sarah Stier/Getty -
NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico flubbed actress Tina Fey's name during the Knicks-Hawks playoff game on Tuesday, April 28
Tirico was pointing out the star-studded celebrity row at Madison Square Garden, which also included Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller
Reggie Miller, Tirico's co-commentator, shared a photo of himself and Tirico with Fey before the game
Mike Tirico suffered a slight mixup on live TV while at Madison Square Garden for the NBA playoffs.
As the New York Knicks hosted the Atlanta Hawks for Game 5 of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, April 28, the NBC broadcaster, 59, and his co-commentator Reggie Miller were admiring the star-studded celebrity row sitting courtside to support the Knicks.
"By the way, Reg, sometimes you say celebrity row at a game and it's one or two people; this is an entire celebrity row," Tirico said, before beginning to list off stars' names. Tirico first identified "Chalamet" — referring to Timothée, who was sitting with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner — before he misidentified Tina Fey as "Tina Fox."
"Did Mike say 'Tina Fox'?!?," one user wrote on X in response to the clip. "It's literally like a scene out of 30 Rock," another joked.
Miller, though, got her name straight on Instagram the next day. The NBA legend, 60, shared Wednesday morning that he and Tirico also met Fey, 55, before tipoff at the Garden on Tuesday.
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"Thank you for joining us Tina Fey," Miller wrote over a photo of himself and Tirico posing with the 30 Rock star on the court.
Mike Tirico, Reggie Miller and Tina Fey at Game 5 of the Knicks-Hawks seriesCredit: Reggie Miller/Instagram
The Knicks demolished the Hawks in Game 5, defeating Atlanta 126-97 in front of the star-studded crowd. Other celebrity attendees included Edie Falco, Ben Stiller and Fey's 30 Rock costar Tracy Morgan.
Chalamet enjoyed a moment on the jumbotron at the game, excitedly pointing to his Knicks hat and holding up a towel that read, "New York Forever" as fans cheered for the actor.
After their win, the Knicks players celebrated with celebrity row. Karl-Anthony Towns was seen hugging and high-fiving Stiller, a longtime Knicks superfan, as well as Chalamet, and point guard Jose Alvarado got in on the celebrations with the actors as well, as seen in a video shared by the team on Instagram.
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