Sep 30, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward
Markieff Morrisposes for a portrait wearing Dracula fangs and cape while holding a Halloween pumpkin during media day at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
NBA players are a creative bunch. From nicknames to Twitter handles to pregame rituals they typically find fun ways to add individuality into things they do. So on Halloween there are sure to be a bunch of guys dressing up in different and unique costumes. Since we at the Friendly Bounce are all about fun this will be the running thread for any and all NBA players dressed up in costumes that we see. So sit back enjoy and judge NBA players based on what they dress up as.
Iman Shumpert takes sneakerhead to a new level:
Lmao look how ya man Shump came into work today.. Smh #SneakerHeadShump @I_Am_Iman pic.twitter.com/WdbAOfyZQf
— Shane Larkin (@shanelarkin) October 31, 2014
Iman Shumpert is a known sneakerhead. He has paid $6,000 for a pair of sneakers and gone to a sneaker convention with fans. So he took the chance on Halloween to dress a a literal sneakerhead. It is a strange costume but it fits the obsession that Shumpert has with shoes.
Jared Sullinger is Spiderman: By Matt Cianfrone Some Boston Celtics fans think Jared Sullinger is an actual superhero on the basketball court. For Halloween though he decided to be a different hero by dressing up as Spiderman. I’m sure Sullinger won’t be the only NBA player to dress as a superhero today but he was the first to share it on social media so any other NBA Spidermans are just copying Jared.
Happy Halloween guys!!! Be safe and have fun pic.twitter.com/1eScXDBlxM
— Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) October 31, 2014
Jabari Parker tricks kids for a treat
I literally can’t imagine the thrill of going to a door, hoping for some candy and seeing the most exciting part of your favorite basketball team’s future walk through the door with bowl in hand.
Watch the thrones
Got so real last night. Had to take a mid-party turn up break. @redbullNYC #gotwings #HappyHalloween #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/VXMSnfIyMY
— Deron Williams (@DeronWilliams) October 31, 2014
Deron Williams is all the rage. Not necessarily for his on-court play of late, though we’re expecting a huge year from Williams this season. But the man knows what the people want, and the people want Game of Thrones.
More Deron, via @GerrenLiles pic.twitter.com/uda0ja7L1Q
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) October 31, 2014
Andrei Kirilenko is out of this world
Can anyone top this get up from AK? #Nets Halloween in full effect. pic.twitter.com/qzlH3JzLny
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 31, 2014
AK-47, on a quest for the true Unobtanium of the basketball world — an NBA ring.
The hero we need
https://twitter.com/paulpierce34/status/528256759874744320
@paulpierce34 pic.twitter.com/1Wru6inqvy
— Marcin Gortat🇵🇱 (@MGortat) October 31, 2014
I must have missed the segment of the Marvel panel that revealed that Paul Pierce would be the new Captain America, but I approve of this change.
Double Trouble
Here is Steve Kerr with Steve Kerr:
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr meets his mini me before Halloween practice. pic.twitter.com/hRPARSPyay
— Rusty Simmons (@JRustySimmons) October 31, 2014
Swag
Nick Young kept it Swaggy on Halloween and dressed up as Rick James:
Go, go Brook Lopez-anger
Brook Lopez dressed as a Power Ranger for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/nJiCzFvvpK
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) October 31, 2014
Easily the tallest Power Ranger in the show’s history.