Jack Nicholson, 86, dons binoculars in RARE public appearance at LA Lakers game

After 18 solid months out of the limelight, reclusive Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson returned to the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday to attend a Los Angeles Lakers game.

Armed with his trusty pair of binoculars, the retired 86-year-old looked amazing in a black coat and blue t-shirt as he took his VIP seat at court alongside his youngest son Ray Nicholson.

Meanwhile, Ray looked good in a stylish brown blazer and black top, paired with blue jeans.

The 31-year-old Something from Tiffany’s actor is one of Jack’s (née John) two children — along with 33-year-old daughter Lorraine — from his five-year relationship with his Man Trouble co-star Rebecca Broussard, which ended in 1994.

The Los Angeles Lakers went back home needing a win in game three of their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets.

Father and son: Armed with his trusty binoculars, the retired 86-year-old looked great in a black coat and blue t-shirt as he took his VIP seat alongside his youngest son Ray Nicholson

LA entered the showdown by two games to none in the best of seven series, where the winner advances to the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics.

Seeking a lift from their hometown fans, the Lakers would get off to a slow start, which translated into a 12-point lead in Denver after a quarter.

Ultimately, Denver would pull away in the fourth quarter and win game three 119-108, trailing Jamal Murray’s 37 points, seven rebounds and six assists, according to ESPN.

Nikola Jokic’s 24 points, six rebounds and eight assists would also be one of the difference makers.

With the win, the Nuggets now lead three games to zero and can close the series with a victory in game four, which is also in Los Angeles on Monday.

Unfortunately, Nicholson hasn’t been on the silver screen since he played CEO Charles Madison in James L. Brooks’ dismal review 2010 rom-com How Do You Know, which grossed just $48.7 million of its $120 budget. million.

But the avid art collector has starred in some of the greatest movies of all time, including Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Shining, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, and About Schmidt.

Jack – a veteran of the California Air National Guard – is certainly distinguished for his acting career – he has won three Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards and even a Grammy Award.

Longtime Laker fan: Jack flashed the number one sign when photographers noticed the legendary movie actor

Looking good: Meanwhile, Ray looked good in a stylish brown blazer and black top, paired with blue jeans

OG: The legendary actor is a regular at Laker games dating back to the Showtime Lakers of the late ’70s and ’80s

Father and son duo: Ray was pictured sipping a drink

His last on-screen appearance was in 2010’s little-known How Do You Know, starring Owen Wilson and Reese Witherspoon.

The New Jersey native has for years dodged rumors that he retired from acting because he battles dementia and can no longer remember his lines.

In January, his unnamed friend told Radar that while Nicholson was in good physical shape, “his mind is gone.”

Shortly after those reports came out, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said during an episode of his No Spin News broadcast that Nicholson’s mental health had declined “bull.”

“I visited Jack Nicholson a few months ago. I had a long talk with him and he follows the No Spin News closely and had all sorts of intelligent questions for me,” said O’Reilly.

“I’ve been friends with him for decades. He’s 85, okay? But he is more intellectually agile than the president of the United States,” continued the former Inside Edition presenter.

Despite his confirmed bachelor status, Nicholson has fathered six children with five different women.

Nicholson has been criticized for never acknowledging his paternity of his alleged daughter Tessa Gourin, who was born from his brief affair with waitress Jeanine Gourin.

In February, Tessa, an aspiring actress, published an essay in Newsweek titled “I’m Jack Nicholson’s Daughter—I Wish People Could Call Me a Nepo Baby.”

Box office bomb: Sadly, Nicholson hasn’t graced the silver screen since he played company CEO Charles Madison in James L. Brooks’ 2010 dismal review rom-com How Do You Know, which only grossed $48.7 million of its $120 million budget

“Growing up without my father, I sat on the sidelines and watched in frustration as other famous kids seamlessly landed roles or signed to major agencies,” she wrote.

“More recently, I’ve become even more frustrated with what I think is a missed opportunity for these so-called ‘fake babies’ to take their stand and embrace it instead of complaining about it,” Tessa continued.

In a separate interview with the Daily Beast, Tessa said she was told from an early age not to tell people who her father was. She said the actor is “a complicated person” and her birth was “collateral damage.”

Nicholson’s other children are Jennifer Nicholson, born in 1963 during his marriage to Sandra Knight, and a son, Caleb, born to his girlfriend Susan Anspach in 1970.

GOAT: Jack – a veteran of the California Air National Guard – is certainly distinguished for his acting career – he has won three Academy Awards (pictured in 1998), six Golden Globe Awards and even a Grammy Award