The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and that's a pretty good thing when that tree happens to include Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen. Enter Mingus, their teenage son, who is basically a spitting image of his supermodel mom. (No disrespect, Norman!)

Just one day after the explosive midseason finale of The Walking Dead, the actor took Mingus to Madison Square Garden to see the Brooklyn Nets battle it out with the New York Knicks. In other words, it was some quality father-son time.

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Both 45-year-old Norman and 15-year-old Mingus kept their looks casual in jeans and sneakers for the outing, though the teenager did opt for a winter coat with a dramatic fur-lined hood. Still, it was his wide eyes, chiseled cheeks, and bright smile that stole the scene. For his part, however, Mingus was focused on the actual basketball game, taking tons of courtside pics of the action.

Reedus isn't seen with his son very often, though he has begun to open up a bit more about their relationship. (Reedus and Christensen dated for roughly five years from 1998 to 2003 and have co-parented Mingus together ever since.)

"When Mingus was smaller, it was a little harder, going from two places," the thesp recently admitted to the New York Post before adding that now "he has the best of both worlds. The only hard part is, 'Where are his sweatpants? Are they at your house or at my house?'"

Despite the occasional missing clothing item, it sounds like Reedus and Christensen also get along well. "She's really smart and we laugh at the same crap," he revealed.

Reedus has also praised his son, crediting the teen with teaching him some important life lessons. Asked what he's learned from Mingus, Norman didn't miss a beat.

"Patience," he told Elle back in March. "He doesn't freak out about anything. He's so calm, cool, and collected. He used to come in my room and wake me up. He'd go, 'Get up! Get up!' when he was younger. And I'd say, 'Ah, five more minutes.' And then he'd just sit there, stare at me, and in a whisper, 'I love you like the ocean.' And I'd be like, 'Okay, I'll get up.'"

While Norman notes that his son never freaks out, he can't say the same for himself.

"Have you ever sat in a parent-teacher meeting with a bunch of moms and you? That's terrifying," he admitted. "I did that recently, where I was sitting in a room with all moms and me. And everyone's talking about how we should structure this after-school program, and I'm just like 'Ah!'"

Maybe the next time a school conference rolls around, Norman can ask Mingus to flash one of those smiles… and get his dad off the hook.