Wembanyama Ditches Halloween Costume — Spurs Off-Day

Victor Wembanyama told reporters "people won't be seeing him in a Halloween costume this year" because Halloween falls on an off-day for the Spurs. That pauses a two-year streak of Halloween theater — Slender Man (18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks) and No‑Face (25/9/7/5/5) — which often doubled as breakout performances. More crucially, Wembanyama is dominant on the court now (33.3 PTS, 13.3 REB, 4.8 BLK) and San Antonio sits 4-0, so the missing costume feels like a footnote. Merlin sees the costumes as fun smoke; the real flame is his play. With Miami at home, then road tests in Phoenix and Los Angeles, the young big man will be measured against elite wings and scorers. If he sustains these numbers, the Spurs shift from curiosity to genuine threat.