The Spurs’ star sophomore went with another eye-catching costume and made the most of his Halloween-night game.
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama turned heads (and maybe sparked nightmares) when he dressed up as Slenderman last year, using his 7-foot-3 frame to chilling effect ahead of a Halloween-night matchup in Phoenix.
For his sophomore season Halloween fit, the San Antonio Spurs star went from creepypasta myth to Studio Ghibli icon. Ahead of the team’s road matchup against the Utah Jazz, Wembanyama donned the black cloak and distinct white mask of No-Face, the ghostly character from the 2001 animated movie “Spirited Away.”
Given Wemby’s well-documented pop culture passions, from “Star Wars” to fantasy novels, it’s easy to imagine why he decided to dress up as the fantastical figure this year.
Spurs fans mostly approved of Wemby’s costume, with one X (formerly Twitter) user commenting that his “Halloween game is second to none.” Spurs power forward Sando Mamukelashvili, meanwhile, went a more menacing route with his Halloween look—perhaps trying to set the tone before facing off against the Jazz.