Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Destry, attended her first courtside Knicks game Monday night, and the NBA stars weren’t the only thing she was up close and personal with.
On Tuesday, Destry Spielberg shared to her Instagram story a zoomed in photo of her at Madison Square Garden making a rather disgusted face. Upon clicking to the next photo, viewers see what caused the discomfort.
Destry Spielberg reacts to Tracy Morgan vomiting on the MSG floor. @destryallyn/Instagram
Tracy Morgan had food poisoning and began vomiting during the Knicks versus Heat game in New York. @destryallyn/Instagram
Spielberg had just one single seat between her and comedian Tracy Morgan when the latter began vomiting on the floor, causing the Knicks-Heat game to be put on pause.
Following the lighthearted photos of her reacting to the concerning incident, Spielberg then shared her best wishes for Morgan.
“Genuinely so glad hes okay,” Spielberg wrote on her Instagram story. “Honestly thank you for making my first courtside game one to remember. I will never forget this one.”
After Morgan was taken off the court in a wheelchair, worries grew surrounding the 56-year-old’s health. Morgan was taken to the hospital and posted to his Instagram Tuesday afternoon that he came down with food poisoning.
Destry Spielberg shares her best wishes for Tracy Morgan. @destryallyn/Instagram
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan sits in a wheelchair after he became ill during the Knicks game. AP
Similarly to Spielberg, Morgan poked some fun following the incident.
“The Knicks are now 1-0 when I throw up on the court,” Morgan wrote in his post. “So maybe I’ll have to break it out again in the playoffs.”
Spielberg is an actress, model and, like her Academy Award-winning father, a director.
Born in 1996, Destry is the youngest of her father’s seven children. Steven’s wife, actress Kate Capshaw, is Destry’s mother. She is one of Steven and Kate’s three biological children.
Destry’s half-sister Jessica Capshaw was with her at the game. Jessica is Kate’s eldest daughter from her marriage before Steven Spielberg.
Destry Spielberg (R) and her sister Jessica Capshaw smile while sitting courtside for the Knicks game against the Heat. @destryallyn/Instagram
Destry made headlines in 2021 for being the center of a debate about nepotism in Hollywood between film producer Franklin Leonard and actor Ben Stiller, a courtside regular at Knicks games.
“Everyone has their path,” the Knicks super-fan Stiller said. “Wish them all the best.”
Four years removed from that instance, Destry found herself just a few feet away from the Morgan vomiting episode that made headlines.
Like many other Knicks fans in attendance, Destry will surely never forget New York’s 116-95 win over the Heat.
