National Best Friend Day is tomorrow, and to honor the holiday, we’ve selected several of our Black male celebrity friendships.
Unfortunately, many males don’t have close friendships outside their romantic partners. The term friendship recession, which came out of the COVID-19 pandemic, proves how hard it is for men to make friends. A 2021 survey shared that less than half of the men said they weren’t satisfied with how many friends they had, and 15% percent revealed that they had no close friends.
However, some rare friendships, like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Giancarlo Esposito and Spike Lee, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, stand the test of time. Scroll down to see some of our favorite Black male celebrity friendships below.
Dallas Austin And Evan Ross:
Anthony Anderson And Cedric The Entertainer:
Daniel Kaulaya And Damson Idris:
Will Smith And Martin Lawrence:
Lebron James And Maverick Carter:
Michael B. Jordan And Steelo Brim:
Klay Thompson And Stephen Curry:
Giancarlo Esposito And Spike Lee:
Matt Barnes And Stephen Jackson:
Magic Johnson And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
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