RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN SITTING COURTSIDE AT THE LAKERS GAME!

It looks like Rihanna and Chris Brown are fully on the rebound.

The one-time couple whose relationship exploded when Brown brutally beat the pop princess in 2009 appeared together Tuesday at the Knicks-Lakers game.

The two arrived at LA’s Staples Arena in the same car, TMZ.com reported, then shared courtside seats during the basketball game.

Pictures showed Rihanna looking longingly at her one-time assailant and possibly current beau.

The public appearance seemed to confirm persistent rumors that the two are back together.

The superstar couple was dating when Brown blooded RiRi just before the Grammys in February 2009.

The R&B bad boy pleaded guilty to assault after the incident and is still on probation.

But he had recently professed his undying "love" for the Barbadian beauty, dumping girlfriend Karrueche Tran, TMZ said.

Rihanna hasn’t been shy in sharing photos with Brown on Twitter. One showed them holding hands and another had them posing next a car with the hashtag #ThugLife.

Does this ni**a really have on a gold tooth

Lookin' like Trinidad James ass ni**a

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