Happy Halloween: NBA Costume Party

Posted by James Seaman on October 29, 2009

With Halloween upon us, I used my Jazzbots credentials to get a peek at this Saturday night’s exclusive NBA costume party.  Many of the outfits will come as no surprise with players dressing as their look alikes or alter egos.  Some costumes will surely terrify while others could serve as a preview for life after basketball.  Without further ado, here’s the guest list…

Carlos Boozer:  a scarecrow

Kyle Korver:  Ashton Kutcher

Louis Amundson:  Kyle Korver

Kyrylo Fesenko:  Andre the Giant

Popeye Jones:  Sloth (from the movie Goonies)

Greg Ostertag:  Homer Simpson

Kobe Bryant:  Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan:  Steve Martin in The Jerk

Stan Van Gundy:  Ron Jeremy

Jeff Van Gundy:  a ragdoll (see Heat v. Knicks playoff fight in 1998)

Chris Paul:  Houdini

Deron Williams:  an All-Star

Stephon Marbury:  a basketball player

Charles Barkley:  The World’s Fattest Man

Nate Robinson:  Mini Me

J.R. Smith:  graffiti

Chris “Birdman” Anderson:  himself

Ron Artest:  Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman:  a blushing bride

Lakers fans:  spoiled brats

Jazz fans:  jealous red-headed step-children

Mehmet Okur:  a shooting guard

Shaquille O’Neal:  Michael Myers (He won’t die!)

Dick Bavetta:  Satan

Jerry Sloan:  Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino

Chris Kaman:  The Yeti

Jason Kidd:  a cadaver

Greg Oden:  James Worthy’s father

Rip Hamilton:  Hannibal Lecter

Mike Tirico:  LeBron James’ agent

LeBron James:  a New York Knick

The New York Knicks:  The Washington Generals

Alan Iverson:  a Gremlin

Brook Lopez:  Robin Lopez

Robin Lopez:  Jennifer Lopez

Joakim Noah:  The Swamp Thing

Sam Cassell:  E.T.

Dwight Howard:  a GNC sales rep

David Stern:  The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Ronnie Brewer:  The Grinch Who Will Lead the League in Steals

Did I forget anyone?  Leave a comment if you have any ideas for last-minute invitees or costume alternations.

8 Comments

Diana Allen on October 29, 2009 said:

Great list. I think Chrish Bosh has always looked like a raptor probably because he plays on the Raptors

montgump on October 29, 2009 said:

Karl Malone: A badass biker or cowboy
OJ Mayo: Jam Master Jay from Run DMC- I was the first to say it. Look them up. The resemblence is amazing.
Pau Gasol: A lama
Sasha Vujacic: A princess

Sheri on October 29, 2009 said:

Great blog James and funny comments from Montgump cracked me up.

Annie on October 29, 2009 said:

The Ron Jeremy resemblance is spooky. Thanks for the big eeeuuwwww (as in yuck) moment!

Boondock Saint (Zak) on October 30, 2009 said:

Yeah the Ron Jeremy resemblence is amazing even if it is DISTURBING and Pau Gasol is a Llama and/or Stork,

Jeffrey on October 30, 2009 said:

“J.R. Smith: graffiti”

Easily the smartest and best one.

Trevor on October 31, 2009 said:

Chris Kaman=Hans Klopek from “The Burbs”….you know that Tom Hanks movie from like 20 years ago. I couldn’t stop making the comparison at the game last night.

Deb on November 02, 2009 said:

This is great. I especially like the Jerry Sloan costume idea, Jerry has always reminded me of Clint Eastwood. If you want ot see how the Jazz actualy dressed up for Halloween see http://www.slcdunk.com/2009/11/1/1110519/utah-jazz-halloween-pics — Both Ronnies and Paul look terrific.

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