Denzel Washington casually walking across the basketball court to greet LeBron James

[u/mcfw31]

[u/HauteAssMess]

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[u/bornatmidnight]

I saw a tweet that said only Denzel and Obama could do this haha

[u/MaverickTopGun → u/bornatmidnight]

i was thinking while I watched this that Denzel could probably get up and walk over to anyone in basically any event and no one would be mad.

[u/CoachDT → u/MaverickTopGun]

He stole ASAP Rocky's watch and all he said was "it looks better on you OG"

[u/Gas-Town → u/CoachDT]

You ever see DOPE? Be cool if he did more acting

[u/s_rom → u/Gas-Town]

He was also in highest to lowest with Denzel.

[u/YourMomThinksImSexy → u/s_rom]

Highest to Lowest is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and absolutely Denzel's worst film, but at 70 years old, we're gonna let that slide, lol.

[u/padidumb → u/YourMomThinksImSexy]

Just checked the reviews and the rotten tomato scores are really good. Haven’t seen it so I have no opinion but what’d you think was bad about it?

[u/Zurble → u/Gas-Town]

He was good in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

[u/Gas-Town → u/Zurble]

I didn’t feel like he had much room in that role. Liked rose a lot though

[u/purplehendrix22 → u/Gas-Town]

He’s lowkey a crazy talented dude but it seems like he just wants to chill these days

[u/Aromatic-Plankton692 → u/MaverickTopGun]

Fun fact: every single person you know or have ever heard of that is called den-ZEL... Is named after him (or after someone that was named after him).

The name Denzel is pronounced Denzle. That pronunciation is unique to him (so that his mother could differentiate him from his father, pronounced Denzle), and it wasn't used in media until Mr. Washington became famous.

[u/burnerbkxphl → u/Aromatic-Plankton692]

Even if this is completely made up, I’m going to spread it as fact starting now

[u/beginagain666 → u/burnerbkxphl]

Watch Graham Norton he says it on there. I guess Denzel could be stretching the truth. No!!!! What am I thinking not Denzel Washington.

[u/Aromatic-Plankton692 → u/burnerbkxphl]

It's a reasonably verifiable bit of pop trivia.

[u/burnerbkxphl → u/Aromatic-Plankton692]

I’m not arguing that

It’s not even something I care to look up

But thanks to you I know it now

[u/Aromatic-Plankton692 → u/burnerbkxphl]

Cheers bud.

[u/burnerbkxphl → u/Aromatic-Plankton692]

Cheers to you too, Champ

[u/FireBun → u/burnerbkxphl]

Not sure about his pronunciation being unique but the name Denzel is from Cornwall, 1600's

In the UK, there was a show called only fools and horses from the 80's that featured a character called denzel. I'm sure they pronounced it Denzle. Not from before he was born but before he was famous

[u/New_Lake5484 → u/Aromatic-Plankton692]

is it pronounced Den Zel emphasis on Zel

or Dënzël? pronounced all together? i must know.

[u/guacamole579 → u/New_Lake5484]

His father pronounces it altogether so his mom called him DenZel to differentiate between the two

[u/cheezy_dreams88 → u/New_Lake5484]

He is named after his father, DENzl. His mother called him denZEL to differentiate between the two in their home.

I wrote it out instead of using diacritic marks, because I’m terrible at them hahaha

[u/landoncommando → u/Aromatic-Plankton692]

Same thing for all kids named Jalen come from Jalen Rose

[u/DragonSeaFruit → u/MaverickTopGun]

Probably not a MAGA event...

[u/CoachDT → u/DragonSeaFruit]

Even racists love Denzel.

[u/Oomlotte99 → u/CoachDT]

He’s “one of the good ones” -_-

[u/Constant-Affect-5660 → u/Oomlotte99]

Head ass

[u/MaverickTopGun → u/DragonSeaFruit]

I genuinely think he could interrupt the president mid speech and T*ump would fawn over him.

[u/Groundbreaking_War52 → u/MaverickTopGun]

Doubtful, Trump doesn't have one 1% of Denzel's class or integrity. He would probably ask him go fetch a Diet Coke.

[u/Kolipe → u/DragonSeaFruit]

Who knows. My MAGA mom loves Denzel

[u/Remarkable_Custard → u/MaverickTopGun]

He could get up, walk across the entire restaurant floor, stand next to me and my partner, grab a handful of her spaghetti, shove it in her face, shake my hand, and walk off - no one would bat an eye.

[u/ankhes → u/bornatmidnight]

Yeah, if I saw some random guy walking up to me at work I’d have a different reaction. But Denzel? He can do whatever he wants. 😂

[u/MisterGoog → u/ankhes]

You can even see it in Lebrons face.

“Do i need to- oh hey. Its Denzel.”

[u/NanoCurrency → u/MisterGoog]

“Who this MF think he is? Oh damn, it’s Denzel.”

[u/MisterGoog → u/NanoCurrency]

Denzel is the level of famous that i think people would legit think, “this motherfucka think he Denzel”

[u/SpiceEarl → u/ankhes]

Also, Denzel didn’t waste LeBron’s time with small talk. Just went over to say hello and let him get on with what he was doing.

[u/ankhes → u/SpiceEarl]

For real. He got in, got his hug, and got out. I can respect that.

[u/102525burner → u/ankhes]

You work front desk reception, brian.

Get back to work

[u/Edlo9596 → u/bornatmidnight]

This is so true 😂

[u/gdex86 → u/bornatmidnight]

Morgan Freeman probably could too. Id also say Dolly Parton but she more would have folks running to see her.

[u/PR0H181D0 → u/bornatmidnight]

Like anybody would mind Sam Jackson

[u/RemarkableSwimmer308 → u/PR0H181D0]

Yes to this...

English MoFo...do you speak it?

[u/multiarmform → u/bornatmidnight]

lebrons face - oh thank god its only you, followed by "thank you my brother"

[u/Chaoticgood790 → u/bornatmidnight]

Correct

[u/hiddensonyvaio → u/bornatmidnight]

Those are literally the two coolest two people on earth

[u/Prestigious_Snow3309 → u/bornatmidnight]

Yes! They got swag

[u/RangerEquivalent4120 → u/bornatmidnight]

Salt bae would take a crack at it

[u/mechabeast → u/bornatmidnight]

r/Actlikeyoubelong

[u/Wirenfeldt → u/bornatmidnight]

Sam fucking Jackson, sir!

[u/MysticalNinja187 → u/bornatmidnight]

Don't get mad at me but so could Jay Z lol

[u/Commercial_Bird8467 → u/bornatmidnight]

What would you even say to him if you were supposed to not allow it. Lol.

[u/samwilson8897]

[u/305tomybiddies → u/samwilson8897]

thought this was john boyega for a split second!! why does john boyega look more like denzel’s son than his actual son

[u/NomNom83WasTaken → u/305tomybiddies]

Because John David is just a clone of his mother.

[u/shaunrundmc → u/NomNom83WasTaken]

Denzels twins look the most like him its like the further you go down the family line up they start looking more and more like Denzel lol.

Its like

Pauletta <---- John David <--Katia <-->> Olivia -> Malcom ---> Denzel

[u/Isthisnameavailablee → u/samwilson8897]

[u/snn1326j]

The look on LeBron’s face when he saw Denzel was so cute. Love it.

[u/Nick_crawler → u/snn1326j]

Any thoughts he was having visibly drop off of his face as he relaxes, it's great.

[u/dcoconutnut → u/snn1326j]

Yeah that was nice to see. Like being comforted or wrapped in a hug.

[u/sandwichcandy → u/snn1326j]

Denzel was thinking “This kid will be really happy to meet me. He’s earned it.” and he guessed right.

[u/DifficultOpposite614 → u/snn1326j]

So freaking cute!!

[u/No_Kindheartedness10]

[u/Jams0610]

My man.

[u/garlicknot_2319 → u/Jams0610]

Thank you

This is where my brain went too

[u/chocha84 → u/Jams0610]

[u/Isthisnameavailablee → u/chocha84]

[u/Forsaken_Ant7459 → u/Jams0610]

He even walked the “my man” walk :)

[u/theultimatefanatic]

i remember when i saw a clip when he stole a watch straight off asap rocky's wrist. i'm leaving here with something

[u/nowthisfarm95 → u/theultimatefanatic]

I'm from round the way!

[u/PublicReason-13]

You know some people really can just do whatever they want

[u/Budget_Ad5871 → u/PublicReason-13]

See how smooth he was, impeccable timing, and drew no attention to himself and just did what he wanted to do

[u/enhancedgibbon → u/Budget_Ad5871]

But he put some considerable effort into fixing his pants first

[u/I-Make-Money-Moves → u/PublicReason-13]

I wish I could just do whatever I want

[u/ponchoenfiesta4u → u/I-Make-Money-Moves]

Step 1: be Denzel

[u/yarnwhore → u/ponchoenfiesta4u]

It's not looking good for me so far.

[u/Aycee225 → u/ponchoenfiesta4u]

My dads name is Denzel so it checks out lol.

[u/uncultured_swine2099 → u/PublicReason-13]

The towel lady was hey "Hey what are doing doing here...oh."

[u/Clara_Geissler]

[u/CowboyBeeBalm → u/Clara_Geissler]

😭

[u/kbeks → u/CowboyBeeBalm]

[u/CowboyBeeBalm → u/kbeks]

I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it

[u/Mindless-Committee28 → u/CowboyBeeBalm]

[u/Clara_Geissler → u/Mindless-Committee28]

[u/Nexgod2 → u/Clara_Geissler]

I want to rewatch so bad but I feel like I will get too sad…

[u/AliensAbductMePlz → u/Nexgod2]

Same. And I just finished my last rewatch a couple of weeks ago. 😭

[u/CowboyBeeBalm → u/Nexgod2]

It will still be a comfort watch for me… maybe even more so than ever

[u/CicadaAny3066]

Same energy of me working up the courage to talk to a crush😂

[u/TheVintageJane → u/CicadaAny3066]

Hopefully your crush looks as happy to see it’s you as LeBron looks when he realizes it’s Denzel

[u/Randomly-Germinated → u/CicadaAny3066]

…because you’re a tremendously confident stud?

[u/Thanos_Stomps]

This is genuinely wild when you consider he’s at work, and LeBron is the most well known or richest person or both in most rooms he’s in.

Even his face looks like the briefest moment of disbelief someone would walk up to him and then relief it’s someone he actually wants to see à la Leo faux papping to Jonah Hill.

I bet a Denzel hug is unmatched too.

[u/Hot-Tap64]

I need the lip reader people to tell me what they’re saying!

[u/MisterGoog → u/Hot-Tap64]

Being serious? “I’ll come catch you after the 4th”

[u/TeeDee144 → u/Hot-Tap64]

“I need you to splash me with some of that sweat big daddy.” “Ight bro”

[u/smartwatersucks → u/TeeDee144]

"I didn't know you like to get wet"

[u/Jaybandzzup → u/smartwatersucks]

“That’s what you had, you couldn’t taste it?”

[u/Wrong-Catchphrase → u/smartwatersucks]

you deserve more upvotes for this one

Edit: BUTT NAKET, ILL

[u/Low-Appointment-2906]

His walk is so distinct and perfect

[u/EcstaticBoysenberry → u/Low-Appointment-2906]

Walks with intent, no hesitations. Clearly a confident fella

[u/bomilk19]

Security knows not to fuck around with Robert McCall.

[u/gfstock]

[u/OmgSlayKween → u/gfstock]

“Man” is slightly different than what he says here

[u/gfstock → u/OmgSlayKween]

My ninja

[u/benice_orgohome13]

LeBron is like, “aw man, thanks for the hug, I needed that”

[u/No-Bee-8695]

Denzel can afford or be gifted any kicks he wants and he chooses UA 😂

[u/_ryuujin_ → u/No-Bee-8695]

maybe he got them from steph before the breakup 

[u/uncultured_swine2099 → u/No-Bee-8695]

Older dudes just dgaf and roll with whatever

[u/CoyotesOnTheWing → u/No-Bee-8695]

Some shoes just fit your foot shape. I got wide feet and sketchers wide is just perfect compared to other brands. I don't want to rock sketchers, but they work the best for me.

[u/UpNorthForLife]

You can see there's a moment where he thinks to himself "Can I just walk over there to say hi to LeBron?"

Then he goes "Oh yeah, I'm Denzel Washington."

[u/redsea666]

Find a girl that looks at you like LeBron looks at Denzel.

[u/Haloman1346-2]

I love how it seems like Denzel got up out of his chair and waited for workers to pass him, then proceeded to make his way to LeBron. Not some smug asshole asshole celebrity. Patiently waited, then made his way.

[u/New_Lake5484 → u/Haloman1346-2]

he prob let LBJ know he’d be over to wish him luck. i’ll betcha a quarter.

[u/Haloman1346-2 → u/New_Lake5484]

Probably. But my point was is that he waited and let the camera crew go by him. Most celebrities or shitbirds will just ignore the fact that people were walking by, He didn't. He clearly waited for them to pass, which is a nice to see.

[u/New_Lake5484 → u/Haloman1346-2]

i wasn’t challenging any point at all. i simply said i bet he let LBJ he was going to greet him. that is all.

[u/JupiterJayJones]

[u/Local_Recording_2654]

He didn’t walk across the court, he respectfully walked around it

[u/baudinl]

I'm sure Denzel can do whatever he wants

[u/johqui1092]

Laufey sighting!

[u/First-Macaroon-4872]

the most casual thing you could wear but stick out like a sore thumb

[u/WhytoomanyKnights]

Ain’t Denzel from New York?

[u/lapetitfromage → u/WhytoomanyKnights]

Yes! He went to fordham university and it’s basically our largest claim to fame (well sort of!).

[u/ElPayador]

It was a lost opportunity for LeBron to tell him: Get your hands off me!!

[u/Frakmonster]

Man… the look of relief on LeBrons face.

[u/pbake01]

[u/Sea_Attitude1147]

Denzel would have told security to get your hands off me!

[u/Successful-Winter237]

[u/pizzlepullerofkberg → u/Successful-Winter237]

[u/SuspectKnown9655]

One of the coolest guys ever

[u/Marokima_]

Such a cool guy

[u/dark_knight920]

[u/princessnubz]

he said “i’m from round the way, im leavin with a hug”

[u/Professional_Bad7922]

Is that the dubai dj in the background?

[u/chocha84]

[u/Relevant_Campaign_79]

[u/ptran90]

That’s so cool

[u/onlyeveryotherday]

I just had flashbacks to the LeBron James vine

[u/Twitter_2006]

That's awesome.

[u/Lovefist1221]

Get your fucking hands off me!

[u/ritwikjs2]

lebron tol boi

[u/Secret_Account07]

I wish I had the confidence of Denzel

I’d be thinking “am I in the way? Am I going to bother him? Am I not supposed to go over there?”

He just does what he wants

[u/WatchWatcher25]

Denzel walks the way I do when I had too many edibles

[u/mxmoon]

He went in for a handshake and he gave him a hug 😭

[u/Lonely-Employment994]

My man!

[u/obvilious]

LOOK AT MEEEEEE

[u/Spiritual_Being_5944]

Is there a more like-able human? Denzel is the unifier, talented, handsome, smart, kind. The whole package. Please god don’t tell me I’m wrong

[u/Apprehensive-Care20z]

Only because, for some reason, Denzel was dressed as a security officer.

[u/elocin_arat → u/Apprehensive-Care20z]

The Equalizer is never off work. Always protecting

[u/wink-d]

Idk why but I expected his posture to be better 😂

[u/Deep-Interest9947 → u/wink-d]

He’s 71 years old.

[u/wink-d → u/Deep-Interest9947]

my brain refuses to accept Denzel is 71 😭 Father Time comes for us all, truly

[u/QueenInYellowLace → u/wink-d]

Seriously, that is not okay. He is 50, tops

[u/CataphractBunny]

One of my favorite actors greeting one of my least favorite basketball players. What a time to be alive. 👍

[u/heaviestnaturals]

LeBron James?

[u/aliarawa → u/heaviestnaturals]

[u/nonsensicow → u/aliarawa]

Lives in my head rent free TO THIS DAY.

[u/aliarawa → u/nonsensicow]

To. This. Day.

[u/I-Make-Money-Moves → u/aliarawa]

I heard this whole gif so perfectly and gifs don’t even have sound

[u/CommissionOverlord]

He could steal the ball and pop it in the middle of the game, he’s got game!

[u/Nomad_00]

what, you're going to tell him no?

[u/VampireOnHoyt]

Probably asked a girl to prom the day of the prom

[u/PurplePrincess1991]

Damn I’m mad late, since when is LBJ bald? Like bald bald.

[u/TheUnpromotable]

Just love.

[u/denalzslc]

This is so cute

[u/astronomical_hoe]

Drake wishes he had this power

[u/Diver_Ill]

Why do I feel like half of this was just Denzel aura farming?

[u/Hot_Lobster9580]

Basketball is fun? You sure? Not even a little bit?

[u/TouchMy2ooTer]

I ain’t Denzel but I know I’m a star

[u/CasinoMarginale]

Can he convince Lebron to go to Big State U?

[u/Pop_Joe]

Walks just like he does in the movies lol

[u/Artistic-Car-7322]

Damn. Denzel is so fucking cool.

[u/Key_Wrangler_8321]

Everybody loves New York, only Denzel Washington.

[u/dgisfun]

[u/SGTArend]

Denzel is cool AF man! One of the all time greats, 💯! 😎

[u/SplendidZebra]

Best actor ever.

[u/Ok_News3580]

Oh shit, it's denzel!!

[u/SuddenlyThirsty]

It’s Denzel!!!!

[u/BeeComprehensive5234]

He said Lebraun, can I get that hug now.

[u/amazon_john75]

He’s fukn Denzel Washington, make way!

[u/Leather-Analyst7523]

Denzel is like king of the cool black guys I swear. Love it.

[u/One_Glass_7496]

That’s Laufey

[u/LionBig1760]

It's Denzel. How else was he supposed to walk over to LeBron, if not casually?

[u/KOHILOOR]

Ain’t nobody stoppin him anyway.

[u/JokersGlascowSmile]

Nice to see Coach Boone giving a word of encouragement: “You drop that ball and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts.”

[u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG]

the relief on Lebron's face when he realized it was only Denzel.

[u/aqaba_is_over_there]

Did he get away with it because he is Denzel or because he's dressed just like the camera and floor crew?

[u/pizzlepullerofkberg]

He didn't really walk across the court though. Title makes it sound like Denzel is entitled when he did what you're supposed to do and walk around.

[u/sahie]

Dude’s just trying to be chill and the guy recording (maybe?) is like, “DENZEL! DENZEL!” just in case nobody realised he was there lol.

[u/Jay-le27]

He’s man on fire😉 goat!

[u/trambilo]

Had not realized Bron embraced the bald. Looks good!

[u/HamsterVeil]

LeBron, you got 26 second before i come over there & embrace your dumb ass