Jennifer Lawrence Shows Her Support For Hometown Basketball Team Louisville Cardinals

Jennifer Lawrence was spotted on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center at her hometown in Louisville cheering during a basketball game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats, Xpose Entertainment reported.

The "Hunger Games" actress was spotted dressed in jeans, a red baseball cap and a navy blue shirt stamped with the Louisville Cardinals' name and logo. She was even seen talking to fellow fans and smiling widely as she watched the game.

Lawrence was also spotted chanting along, snacking on pizza, posing for photos with fellow Cardinals fans and raising her fingers in an "L" sign during the game to salute the home team, according to The Huffington Post.

Lawrence has shown her support for the Cardinals before, gushing about how proud she was of her university, the fans and Derby City, according to Entertainment Tonight

"The L is the sign that connects all of us to one strong and united Card Nation," she also said.

The Cardinals unfortunately lost the game to the Wildcats by only eight points, but Lawrence's presence was appreciated by the team and the fans. The University of Louisville athletics social media director Nick Stover even acknowledged Lawrence's presence and support by retweeting some of the fans' photos with and of the actress, according to The Huffington Post.

The "American Hustle" actress wasn't just in town for the basketball game or to spend Christmas with her family. She also made a surprise visit to the Kosair Children's Hospital on Christmas Eve to spend time with the young patients, according to US Weekly.

Despite the Cardinals' loss, Lawrence had more reasons to be joyful as she was recently named Forbes' highest grossing actor of the year, according to Xpose Entertainment. She ranked at the top of the list after the worldwide box office numbers of her films "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" earned a combined worldwide box office total of around $1.4 billion.