When the late, great Dr. Jerry Buss bought the Los Angeles Lakers back in 1979, he turned the games into a destination for Hollywood’s brightest stars. Everyone is familiar with Jack Nicholson, but another longtime attendee of Lakers games is actor Denzel Washington.
Washington is well known for his roles in movies such as Malcolm X, Training Day, and Man on Fire amongst numerous others, but has been going to Lakers games since the ‘Showtime Era’ of Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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Times have been rough for the Lakers in these last couple of years, but this season has shown signs of promise.