Ben Affleck and Son Samuel, 10, Sit Courtside at Los Angeles Lakers Game: See Photos

15.12.2022 - 02:09 / usmagazine.com

Swish! Ben Affleck and his son, Samuel, had a ball during a father-son outing at the Tuesday, December 13, Lakers game.

The Argo director, 50, took his 10-year-old son — whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner — to watch the Los Angeles Lakers take on his hometown team of the Boston Celtics. The duo sat courtside at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Affleck looking cozy in a white cardigan and a pair of jeans. Samuel, for his part, sported a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt. The pair ultimately watched the Celtics take home a victory.

The Massachusetts native and the 13 Going on 30 star, 50, also share daughters Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13. The former couple, who wed in 2005, announced 10 years later that they had split. Their divorce was finalized in 2018 and they’ve since remained amicable coparents.

“It’s always a work in progress. Things come up between them, but they are committed to doing the best they can for the kids,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2020. “They stay on top of things and have a lot of meetings and check-ins. They want to be the best parents they can for the kids. If they have differences, they keep it to themselves and don’t let it have an impact. They always put on happy faces for the kids and put their well-being first.”

While Affleck and Garner are used to the spotlight amid their Hollywood careers, they keep their kids’ lives relatively private. Violet, for her part, made a rare public appearance at a White House state dinner earlier this month alongside the Alias alum.

After a series of relationships with Lindsay Shookus and Ana de Armas, Affleck married former fiancée Jennifer Lopez in July and the newlyweds have made sure that their blended brood is a top