Happy Halloween, y’all!
In honor of the spookiest day of the year, let’s take a look at some of the costumes we’ve seen from athletes so far this October.
Here they are–the good, the cringy, and everything in between.
Connor McDavid – Homer Simpson
Hockey’s crown prince and his lovely girlfriend Lauren make a super adorable Homer and Marge.
Verdict: Treat!
Moe Harkness – Tyrone Biggums
.@moe_harkless wins Halloween. ☠️
(📸 @trailblazers) pic.twitter.com/H9rUwlkSo5
— theScore (@theScore) October 23, 2018
Even those who aren’t old enough to remember the iconic Chappelle’s Show character will recognize Tyrone Biggums from the memes bearing his image. The Trail Blazers’ Harkness nailed it.
Verdict: Treat.
Brandon Marshall – Bobby Brown
What’s NOT funny is dressing up as a known abuser and real-life drug addict. Marshall pulled out all the stops, even carrying around a baggie of white powder (flour).
Verdict: Trick
Damien Lillard – Stone Cold Steve Austin
And that’s the bottom line, because @Dame_Lillard said so. pic.twitter.com/JvIMyoVkJQ
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 23, 2018
Look at that swagger! Damien Lillard stone-cold nailed his Steve Austin costume.
Verdict: Treat.
Matt Duchene – Skeleton
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The Senators’ center and his wife Ashley used their costume to make an adorable announcement, and I love it.
Verdict: The most precious of treats!
Ben Bishop – The Beast
Another great Halloween party in the books!! #BeautyAndTheBeast pic.twitter.com/94XwIxvy5S
— Ben Bishop (@Benbishop30) October 22, 2018
6’7″ Stars goalie Ben Bishop and his wife Andrea look like they came straight out of a fairytale.
Verdict: Treat.
Shaun White – “Simple Jack”
Shaun White is facing backlash for dressing up as Simple Jack, an intellectually disabled character from Tropic Thunder, for Halloween. https://t.co/zmFWa78RHy pic.twitter.com/pDuysba4vz
— E! News (@enews) October 29, 2018
WOWZA this was a shockingly terrible costume. Shaun White’s take on Ben Stiller’s movie-within-a-movie character in Tropic Thunder was received about as poorly as one might expect. White has apologized to the Special Olympics, but this is just in terrible taste.
Verdict: HUGE trick.
Aaron Gordon – Aaron Judge
Aaron Gordon dressed up as Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. pic.twitter.com/1em03LfBSz
— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) October 30, 2018
The Orlando Magic’s Gordon looks a whole lot like Judge, and the costume makes the resemblance even more pronounced.
Verdict: Treat.
Braden Holtby – A Star Is Born’s Jackson Maine
⭐️ Tell me something boy, aren’t you tired tryin’ to fill that void 🎤🎸 pic.twitter.com/NuxZKdn0UH
— Brandi Holtby (@bbholtby) October 29, 2018
The Capitals’ goaltender and wife Brandi nailed their depiction of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born.
Verdict: Treat!
Though some of these costumes are pretty excellent, let’s be real–nothing will ever top the year Richard Sherman showed up for his press conference repping Gryffindor in his wizard robes.
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