United Kingdom, March 19 -- Tracy Morgan is recovering in hospital after being struck down with a severe bout of food poisoning.

The actor/comedian sparked fears for his health after he was seen vomiting courtside during a New York Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday (17.03.25) before being escorted out of the iconic venue in a wheelchair - and Tracey has now thanked fans for all their well wishes and revealed his illness was down to a dodgy dinner.

In a post on Instagram, Tracy shared a picture of himself lying in a hospital bed and wrote: "Thank you for all your concern!

"I'm doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning.

"Appreciate my MSG [Madison Square Garden] family for taking such good ca...