Mark Wahlberg, 53, and his NKOTB brother Donnie, 54, make a rare joint appearance in Boston to watch the Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks at NBA Finals

Mark Wahlberg and his brother Donnie beamed as they made a rare joint appearance at a Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks game in Boston on Thursday.

Donnie, 54, of The New Kids On The Block fame, looked very handsome in an all-black outfit as he put an arm around his brother. 

Flight Risk actor Mark, 53, wore a cream Muncipal hoodie to watch Boston Celtics win 107-89 at home at the TD Garden.

The brothers, who have both enjoyed lucrative singing and acting careers, wore black baseball caps – Mark’s also from Muncipal.

Mark enjoyed his front row seat right next to the teams’ coaches and watched anxiously as Game 1 of the NBA Finals 2024 raged on.

Mark Wahlberg, 53, and brother Donnie, 54, (right), made a rare joint appearance to watch the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 at the TD Garden in Boston on Thursday 

Donnie, of The New Kids On The Block fame, looked very handsome in an all-black outfit as he put an arm around his brother

Donnie, of The New Kids On The Block fame, looked very handsome in an all-black outfit as he put an arm around his brother

Flight Risk actor Mark wore a cream Muncipal hoodie and a silver chain to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals 2024

Flight Risk actor Mark wore a cream Muncipal hoodie and a silver chain to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals 2024

He finished his look with black shorts and bright white Municipal socks and trainers.

Donnie showed off his strong physique in tight black trousers and finished his look with black and white trainers. 

The top scorer of Game 1 of the NBA finals was the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic with an impressive 30 points. 

On US Mother’s Day in May, Mark sweetly paid tribute to his late mother Alma Wahlberg.

The matriarch sadly passed away in 2021 at her home in Massachusetts after a battle with dementia.

Sharing a throwback photo of Alma with his wife Rhea Durham and their four children to Instagram, Mark wrote: ‘HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MISS YOU MOM’.

Alma divorced truck driver Donald Wahlberg in 1982, and he died in 2008.

Fans got to know Alma through the family’s reality show Wahlburgers which aired from 2014 to 2019. 

Mark told Vanity Fair in 2011: ‘I love my parents to death, and I think they did a remarkable job, considering the circumstances in which they lived.’

He added: ‘My mom has regrets, but god knows she shouldn’t. 

Mark (left) and Donnie pictured at MTV's First Annual Rock 'N' Jock B-Ball Jam in California in 1991

Mark (left) and Donnie pictured at MTV’s First Annual Rock ‘N’ Jock B-Ball Jam in California in 1991

Mark enjoyed his front row seat right next to the teams' coaches and watched anxiously as the match raged on

Mark enjoyed his front row seat right next to the teams’ coaches and watched anxiously as the match raged on

Mark's black baseball cap was Municipal also and he finished his look with black shorts and bright white trainers

Mark’s black baseball cap was Municipal also and he finished his look with black shorts and bright white trainers

Donnie showed off his strong physique in tight black trousers and finished his look with black and white trainers

Donnie showed off his strong physique in tight black trousers and finished his look with black and white trainers

The top scorer of Game 1 of the NBA finals was the Mavericks' Luka Doncic with an impressive 30 points

The top scorer of Game 1 of the NBA finals was the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic with an impressive 30 points

‘She definitely held herself responsible for all the mistakes I made, even if the mistake was allowing me to convince her that it wasn’t me when it was me.’

Mark and Donnie have seven siblings more through their parents’ marriage. and a further three half-siblings on their father’s side. 

Donnie has two children with actress Jenny McCarthy whom he has been married to since 2014. 

Mark famously skipped the wedding because it was his daughter Ella’s birthday, despite it actually not being for another three days. 

On US Mother's Day in May, Mark sweetly paid tribute to his late mother Alma Wahlberg who sadly passed away in 2021 from dementia writng 'HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MISS YOU MOM'

On US Mother’s Day in May, Mark sweetly paid tribute to his late mother Alma Wahlberg who sadly passed away in 2021 from dementia writng ‘HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MISS YOU MOM’

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