NBC’s Mike Tirico Botches Tina Fey’s Name on Live Knicks-Hawks Playoff Broadcast

TL;DR

Mike Tirico mistakenly mispronounced Tina Fey's name during the Knicks-Hawks playoff broadcast on April 28. The incident occurred while he was highlighting the celebrity attendees at Madison Square Garden.

Key points

Mike Tirico mispronounced Tina Fey's name on live TV
Incident happened during Knicks-Hawks playoff game
Celebrity row included Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner

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Mike Tirico; Tina Fey
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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."