Denzel and The NCAA

Court-side, @ the 1st Basketball-Game of the son of Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington, watches University of Pennsylvania play Penn State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in State College, Pa., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Washington's son Malcolm Washington is a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania team. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Actor Denzel Washington was playing proud father as he cheered on his son Malcolm's first game with the University of Pennsylvania basketball team.

Washington sat three rows behind Penn's bench Friday night during the Quakers' season opener at Penn State. Wearing a black sweat shirt and black cap pulled down low over his forehead, the Hollywood star went virtually unnoticed in the Jordan Center crowd.

He declined to answer a reporter's question before the game, waving his arms and nodding in the direction of the Penn bench.

The 5-foot-9 Malcolm Washington is a walk-on guard at Penn. He did not play in Penn's 70-55 loss.

Penn's visit to Penn State to start the new season was perfect timing for Washington, who is in central Pennsylvania filming the movie "Unstoppable."

Denzel is a natural himself at basketball, according to his former cast member and NBA League Allstar Ray Allen who donned his 1st and only role with him, and even was getting beat by Denzel a little bit on the court during some of the shooting of Spike Lee's "He Got Game" released in 1998. To see more of Denzel's ball-handling and on court abilities be sure to check out "He Got Game" which Allen is the lead in by the way.

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