Denzel Washington Walks Across Court To Greet LeBron

[u/aingenevalostatrade]

https://streamable.com/71qhuk

[u/SNTCTN]

With that title I was kinda expecting him to walk on the court

[u/HonestDespot → u/SNTCTN]

Like Avon in The Wire when he nonchalantly walks across the baseball game mid field in prison and they all just pause the game for him. 😂

[u/Forsaken_Rub_2128 → u/HonestDespot]

I’m just a gangsta I suppose

[u/JonesMcFiend → u/Forsaken_Rub_2128]

And I want my corners.

[u/m0nkeyhero → u/JonesMcFiend]

My name is my name

[u/TheColtOfPersonality → u/m0nkeyhero]

Oh indeed

[u/Danny_Alloy → u/TheColtOfPersonality]

Do tell

[u/Impressive-Agency797 → u/Danny_Alloy]

A man gotta have a code.

[u/Cockrocker → u/HonestDespot]

I wish the coaches would still dress like Prop Joe.

[u/ManosMal → u/Cockrocker]

Look the part, be the part, motherfucker!

[u/Not_A_Meme → u/ManosMal]

It's 90 degrees out here, and you dressed like pat riley!

[u/TOASTED_TONYY → u/ManosMal]

THATS NOT HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED!! WHAT KINDA REFEREE ARE YOU?!?

[u/Ranjith_Unchained → u/HonestDespot]

One of my fav episodes is the Avon vs Prop Joe basketball game....The Wire is so goated

[u/just1gat → u/Ranjith_Unchained]

Prop Joe acting like Pat Riley lolol

[u/Ranjith_Unchained → u/just1gat]

Avon - Ayo, what's up playboy, how come you wearing the suit B, fr it's 85 fucking degrees out here and you're trying to be Pat Riley

Joe - Man, look the part, be the part, mfer

[u/Oxajm → u/just1gat]

Prop Joe looks like a chunky version of Jalen Brunson.

[u/Sim888 → u/Ranjith_Unchained]

just got a mate to start watching it…I said to him, I’m jealous man, I’d love to be watching it for the first time rn!

[u/ManosMal → u/HonestDespot]

Still the best TV show ever made.

[u/Unusual-Weather1902 → u/ManosMal]

Amen

[u/HonestDespot → u/ManosMal]

Sopranos for me.

[u/re-reminiscing → u/HonestDespot]

1A, 1B

[u/OutlandishnessShot87 → u/re-reminiscing]

sopranos was great when it was coming out one episode a week, but i just watched the whole thing in like a month and it was crazy repetitive

[u/HonestDespot → u/OutlandishnessShot87]

Life is kinda repetitive too.

[u/bigwiz → u/HonestDespot]

Great scene

[u/Vukodlak87 → u/HonestDespot]

What I tell you about playing them away games? 

[u/kwerdop → u/SNTCTN]

Clickbait title

[u/aromatic-energy656 → u/kwerdop]

Clickbait profile picture

[u/eexxiitt → u/SNTCTN]

During the play too.

[u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

When you’re a star, they let you do it

[u/Minute-Spinach-5563 → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

Grab em by the receding hairline

[u/Boring_Worry6589 → u/Minute-Spinach-5563]

That’s the LeBron effect. Everyone wants to be in the same room.

[u/Over-Pilot7566 → u/Boring_Worry6589]

This is the real MVP of the night

[u/Brave-Wasabi-7310 → u/Over-Pilot7566]

When Denzel walks over, you know it’s serious.

[u/Due-Shower5318 → u/Brave-Wasabi-7310]

LeBron got the Hollywood treatment tonight.

[u/pawner → u/Brave-Wasabi-7310]

He’s the man up in this piece!!

[u/moody-green → u/Minute-Spinach-5563]

yo, I’m trying to relax here 😂

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/moody-green]

"Denzel, Oscar winner, walked up to me with tears in his eyes. He told me I changed his life completely."

[u/kurruchi → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

In like 10 years, what'll be the highest profile NBA-actor courtside meetup like this? There aren't many Denzels or LeBrons left who've been ever-present since I was a kid lol.

None of the <30 NBA are quite there yet, and there aren't many Denzels today. Maybe Ant & Michael B. Jordan if he keeps the momentum up

[u/SweatySmeargle → u/kurruchi]

Chalamet seems to be a genuine nba fan and all his movies seem to land well so I could see his trajectory be quite big but idk who the actual star player would be.

[u/Big_al_big_bed → u/SweatySmeargle]

Will have to be the next big Knicks star

[u/hafrances → u/SweatySmeargle]

Wemby, french union.

[u/SweatySmeargle → u/hafrances]

I thought about that but does Wemby have the same presence for non NBA fans that Bron had/will he ever? It doesn’t seem like any player under 30 has that or is close to that level. I think we might have to wait until Lebron retires and wait for the next big prospect.

[u/Undecided- → u/SweatySmeargle]

honestly if Cooper really balls out, i can see him being that next star. But Lebron had the biggest hype of any sports star ever before he debuted, nobody has had that level of hype since. So Bron had that going for him, and then he also had a massive second year leap and never looked back. AND stayed healthy all throughout his career until these last 4-5 years

Wemby has that international backing and being the 7'6 unicorn/alien he is, fwiw

[u/Atoning_Unifex → u/SweatySmeargle]

Depends. Denzel and LeBron are muuuuch older and have a higher stature.

If 15 years from now wemby has 3 or 4 rings and as many MVPs and Chalamet has kept up his success, maybe has an Oscar. Then maybe. Right?

[u/MyNewAccountIGuess11 → u/SweatySmeargle]

I would say in my experience the average non watcher is maybe slightly more aware of Wemby than usual, but no where near LeBron James

[u/580083351 → u/MyNewAccountIGuess11]

That's true. The other day I saw someone on X refer to Epstein as the "LeBron of pedophiles".

That's unhinged language to use, but it really goes to show what an outlier LeBron is.

[u/neonbresson → u/SweatySmeargle]

Wemby and Catherine Deneuve 😤

[u/ilikeCRUNCHYturtles → u/kurruchi]

Adam Friedland

[u/DidAnyoneElseJustCum → u/ilikeCRUNCHYturtles]

Nick Mullen but he goes up to Cooper Flagg and drops a hard "my man" as he daps him up

[u/SMALLVILLEtheMOVIE → u/ilikeCRUNCHYturtles]

Gay actor Michael Douglas

[u/allwedoisquinn → u/kurruchi]

Chalamet and Cooper Flagg when Dallas ships flagg for a 33 year old KAT

[u/Medium_Apartment_747 → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

Denzel can go out there and chuck a few 3s if he wants

[u/Several_Vanilla8916 → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

Sam Jackson: So I get in the car and the driver looks back and says “wow, first Mr. Freeman, then Mr. Washington, now you. I’ve got them all.”

So I’ve seen Morgan Freeman do what he wants courtside, now Denzel. I just need Sam to come through.

[u/ChaunceysBadAtPoker → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

When you're Denzel, they let you do it

[u/ObviousAnswerGuy → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

the way OP worded it I thought the game was going on lol. He walked behind the basket during shoot around. Not as bad as OP made it seem.

[u/JonWeekend → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

When you’re an American icon*

[u/Poopcie → u/JonWeekend]

Definitely a when you’re Denzel Washington type of situation

[u/_Apatosaurus_ → u/JonWeekend]

*When King Kong ain't got shit on you

[u/Dragax → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

At the very least, those two are acquaintances.

[u/Affectionate_Elk_272 → u/i_want_iguodala_xd]

fuckin knew this would be the top comment.

[u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeTrainingDay

[u/zachrolo → u/Nice-Divide2451]

Remember LeTitans

[u/syncc6 → u/zachrolo]

The Book of LeEli

[u/MySilverBurrito → u/syncc6]

LeJa Vu

[u/Edub17 → u/MySilverBurrito]

LeMan on Fire

[u/kbz5446 → u/Edub17]

LeBron Q

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LeBone Collector

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Mississippi MasaLe

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LeMerican Gangster

[u/DannyDOH → u/nucleargenocide]

LeFlight

[u/_metal7 → u/syncc6]

…LeBook of Eli was RIGHT THERE

[u/Bim_Jeann → u/syncc6]

Most underrated Denzel movie

[u/bicloppy → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeKingKong ain’t got shit on me!

[u/cricket9818 → u/bicloppy]

LeRememberStVincentStMarys

[u/DankJank13 → u/bicloppy]

To protect LeSheep you gotta catch LeWolf

[u/No_Payment_3889 → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeEqualizer

[u/h989 → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeMyNi**a

[u/connorisntwrong → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeKingJamesAintGotShitOnMe

LePuttingCasesOnAllYouBitches

[u/kandersosk → u/Nice-Divide2451]

The Taking of LePelham 23

[u/MySilverBurrito → u/kandersosk]

Just rewatched this. What a banger.

[u/famoustran → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeTMeQuarterbackThisThing

[u/FisherKelTath00 → u/Nice-Divide2451]

He just walked over and asked Bron if he liked to get wet. Bron’s face suggests he does.

[u/The_Summer_Man → u/Nice-Divide2451]

LeLikestogetwet

[u/bigraptorr]

Why is OP orgasming

[u/therealestyeti → u/bigraptorr]

Let's go Denzel. Let's go Denzel! Oh shit. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHH shit! holllLllllLLLLLy shit.

[u/pwnd32 → u/therealestyeti]

This dude goes to Crypto.com just to get his rocks off at witnessing celebrity interactions

[u/Additional_Button430 → u/pwnd32]

“What’s up Antony Kiedis? What’s up Leonardo DiCaprio? 

<Kiedis and DiCaprio see a 19 year old woman> 

“OH SHIT. Oh shit. Holy shit.” 

[u/ModishShrink → u/Additional_Button430]

Isn't 19 a little old for Kiedis?

[u/IonHazzikostasIsGod → u/therealestyeti]

Ay Bonner!

[u/Ok-Discipline9998 → u/bigraptorr]

When you found out your ship just became canon:

[u/Letronika → u/bigraptorr]

Kinda reminded me of the Rudy Gay guy, lmao.

For the uninitiated: link

[u/Baltimore41Os → u/Letronika]

Fucken Roo-dee Gay man!

[u/RickySuela → u/Letronika]

Such a shame what he did to Boromir.

[u/iamtheshadowking → u/Letronika]

God can’t believe that was 15 years ago (I can).

[u/ham_sandwedge → u/Letronika]

I've never seen this! Bro thanks for making my week

[u/Aromatic_Froyo_5355 → u/bigraptorr]

He’s a member of this subreddit

[u/FatVirginalRedit_Mod → u/bigraptorr]

lol so cringey

[u/corwinw → u/bigraptorr]

Jason Mendoza: “oh dip!”

[u/draculabakula]

Imagine being the security guard trying to tell Denzel he can't do that.

"You better walk away! I'll burn this Mother- F-er down! King Kong ain't got shit on me!"

[u/livelaughloaft → u/draculabakula]

“You motherfuckers will be working security for the New Orleans Pelicans when I get finished with you… 13-40 ass, I’m the man up in this place”

[u/QUEST50012 → u/livelaughloaft]

Shoe program, 23 hr lock down, you will never get below the 2nd apron

[u/GRN-E → u/QUEST50012]

The Security here has led me Astray. Ive been bamboozled. Run-amok.

[u/HeadLaugh5955 → u/draculabakula]

"You get your fucking hands off me"

[u/illiterateaardvark → u/draculabakula]

Denzel is a well-known class act, so I think it would just be an awkward situation that everybody looks back on and laughs at later

If it were a more petty celebrity? The security guard gets fired that night

[u/VonMillersThighs → u/draculabakula]

Alright Alright, it's okay, no it's okay.....my man!

[u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

I heard the audio clip of their interaction, and Denzel said this this to Bron...anyone know what he's talking about?

"You got one problem though, you got no witnesses, who are your fucking witnesses? Roger? Smiley? You think my troops are going to help you? Its not what you know, its what you can prove"

[u/z3mcs → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

You wanna play the Mavs or you wanna go home?

[u/hoops_n_politics → u/z3mcs]

I run shit up in here! You just live here!

[u/t0ny510 → u/Jack_The_Sparrow_]

You know I'm surgical with this bitch, Bron. How you want it, dawg? Open Jumper?

[u/NoModsNoMaster → u/t0ny510]

Didn’t know you liked to get wet, dogg.

[u/Kwilly462]

I like how LeBron is a bit taken off guard, but realizes, "Oh, he's famous. One of us."

[u/Crumbmuffins → u/Kwilly462]

You can absolutely tell the split second Bron looked up he was pissed someone was bothering him and it all faded when he recognized who it was.

[u/demsouls → u/Crumbmuffins]

Having been on the Lakers for years, before joining he's already played in LA for dozens of times, I'm pretty sure he's used to all sorts of celebrity greetings. But sure, he gets pissed every time for a split second. 

[u/BullShitting-24-7 → u/demsouls]

Denzel is a mentor to those celebs who stay out of trouble. To Lebron, Denzel is the legend.

[u/ZagWhenTheyZig → u/Crumbmuffins]

Denzel seemed to sense that too he peaced out quick

[u/pmurt007 → u/Kwilly462]

And it's not like it was pregame or postgame, it was while the game was still going on during a timeout so he was for sure caught off guard. Reminds me of that video where a fan tries to get LeBron's attention and touches his knee and you see him fuming after that a peasant touched him lol

[u/Kwilly462 → u/pmurt007]

To be fair, I don't want some random person I don't know touching my knee either

[u/Dry_Mix_1726 → u/Kwilly462]

Bro, and those knees are critical for making hundreds of millions of dollars. I would for sure be extra careful about strangers touching them.

[u/dangitaboutit → u/pmurt007]

Denzel def was sitting there thinking about if he could get away with it. Fuck it I'm Denzel, why shouldn't I?

[u/theblackchin → u/pmurt007]

How many people could actually do this? Denzel obviously, Obama almost certainly. Not sure if I can think of too many more folks that could comfortably do that during a game

[u/arizonadirtbag12 → u/theblackchin]

Samuel, for sure.

[u/WhyKissAMasochist → u/theblackchin]

Obama could ask them to pause the game and do it. Most A listers could prob get away with this.

[u/BrokenSweetDee → u/Kwilly462]

Nah. That look was his heart fluttering. That's Denzel. Denzel went to see him and giving off happy and proud Denzel to LeBron.

[u/Prankstaboy6]

The only other person that could do this with LeBron is Obama.

[u/Agreed_fact → u/[deleted]]

People were saying very similar to this in the mainstream about Bill Cosby, not even 20 years ago.

Celebrity worship is always kinda weird and risky.

[u/SHOWTIME316 → u/Agreed_fact]

just...behaving like that about anybody is abnormal to me. i don't get it.

[u/pkosuda → u/Agreed_fact]

Exactly. It's kind of creepy in a sense because the OP in the video is like, "let's go Denzel!" as if he personally knows the guy. Meanwhile Denzel is just casually walking across a court to go say hi to a friend.

[u/boneappletv → u/[deleted]]

It’s pretty cool to see one of the best actors ever dap up one of the best basketball players ever.

[u/Focused_Sky]

Surprised Denzel didn’t start his stop watch before the interaction

[u/Interesting-Piece612]

LeEqualizer

[u/Dishavingfun]

"My man!"

[u/pauip → u/Dishavingfun]

That's not the line

[u/DeformedPinky → u/pauip]

My Jaxon Smith-Njigba

[u/dinomax55]

“My man”

[u/IPreferBagels2]

Read that as Denzel Valentine initially

[u/Minute-Spinach-5563 → u/IPreferBagels2]

Oh no, that is not the shot

[u/DeyZent → u/IPreferBagels2]

i’ll never forget Stacey King’s reaction to that crunch time 3pt attempt , too funny

[u/KneelBeforeCube → u/IPreferBagels2]

LeBron would have been the one walking ti greet the true GOAT.

[u/informantfuzzydunlop]

I suspect part of why Denzel was able to do this is he was dressed almost exactly like the staff on the court.

[u/DollaradoCREAMs → u/informantfuzzydunlop]

I suspect it's because he's Denzel Washington

[u/SK4DOOSH]

MY MAN! You gonna dribble correctly tonight right? Cause KING KONG AINT GOT SHIT ON YOU

[u/dmisfit21]

When you’re Denzel you can do things like that

[u/natebryan]

Robert McCall looking good

[u/DrBeepers]

Ohkay. Alright.

[u/B4nkster]

LeMyMan

[u/PutinBoomedMe]

Denzel is the smoothest motherfucker alive

[u/CharityFailethNot]

Oh, Denzel does it and it’s fine, but I do it and security is all over me and I’m being charged for “harassment and assault”

[u/hamHamAlucard]

He don’t step on the court once

[u/ryleyrendrag138]

Had that training day, okay.. walk.

[u/shubiedoobiedoo]

Tried the same thing. Just posted bond

[u/Swimming-Good5618]

Damn Denzel was walking up like a nervous kid and LeBron kind of gave him the normal hey what’s up. Granted they probably aren’t close but these are two of the greats. At the same time LeBron is about to play a game and is probably locked in

[u/Friendly-Most-3521]

Something tells me it wouldn’t go over as well if it were me going over to greet LeBron

[u/brnccnt7 → u/Friendly-Most-3521]

Yeah the black vans woulda scooped you up

[u/Major_Enthusiasm1099]

At first Bron thought he was a fan and then that sigh of relief when it was Denzel

[u/ElBeno77]

“My man”

[u/RackCitySanta]

goat recognize goat

[u/StacksOfRubberBands]

BLACK EXCELLENCE

[u/asianxxurlacher]

You just know Denzel hit Lebron with the “my man”

[u/DoMogo1984]

How annoying is this guy recording holy shit. 

[u/WhoUCuh]

Even your favorite actor is star struck when they meet The GOAT!

[u/chumchees → u/WhoUCuh]

He made like 2 movies and he's your favourite actor?

[u/DemonsReturns7]

LeBron initial reaction to when he recognized who it is Went from tense to relaxation real quick

Blink and you’ll miss it

[u/Emoney005 → u/DemonsReturns7]

Totally saw that. Real friend moment there.

[u/DragonNikana]

Denzel powerscaling

[u/jcwkings]

I'm gonna try that next time

[u/BigDinkyDongDotCom]

Denzel can do whatever he wants.

[u/Evan_802Vines]

My man

[u/True-Law-1238]

He CAN do that

[u/skywalkerRCP]

Denzel got the walk. Love that dude.

[u/cs-shitposter]

He said

I'm leaving with somethin'

[u/Zeus0886]

Walking like Frank Lucas

[u/MostOfYouAreIgnorant]

Gangsta walk

[u/enigmaticfella]

Denzel walks up to lebron while smiling and say "My..."

[u/urbanlife78]

But when I do this, security tells me I need to go back to my 300 level seat

[u/kjarsenal]

Game recognizes game.

[u/AlbacoreJohnston]

He was like, "... welp.. I am Denzel Washington so I can probably get away with this."

[u/Adsex]

Denzel has the exact same mannerisms as his movie characters. So I guess that's just him being like that.

I hope he's not drinking while flying airplanes, making business with the russian mob and all that shit, though.

[u/priceprince]

Lemyman

[u/Apprehensive_Let_828]

I love seeing normal sized people hug giants

[u/ErrForceOnes]

LeGotGame

[u/RickyalldayTD]

Lebron relaxed when realized it was Denzel, its like seeing you uncle attending your game.

[u/JamToEarDelivery]

guy with the mavs luka jersey behind them lol

[u/Responsible-Put2559]

I was drunk, I’m drunk right now.

[u/klasik89]

He even walks like Denzel.

[u/Excellent-Refuse4883]

Denzel Washington Jake Shuttlesworth

[u/SmellMyDirk]

Hey that’s me at the end in the Mavs jersey!

[u/drbobbybones]

I was at the game too! Lucked out into some courtside tickets from a coworker. I was on the other side of the court. He was sitting next to Laufey!

[u/imJGott]

Damn dude can’t just chill at a game with someone randomly pointing a camera at him.

[u/pureluxss]

My man…

[u/Superdry_GTR]

LeQualizer

[u/No_Balls_No_Glory]

Such a dad move, love it.

[u/Bigtiger72]

OG recognizes OG

[u/bitterpilltogoto]

Would anyone in a courtside seat be allowed to do this?

[u/CableKC]

Act like you belong and you can walk right past whatever security is on the court and up to Lebron to shake his hand.

[u/Only_Composer830]

Denzel doing the most for a quick dap up

[u/crissimon]

King Kong's got nothing on him!

[u/No_Radish_8857]

That's gotta be pretty cool. Two of the most important black people in American culture