--- description: The Portland Trail Blazers might have lost to the Washington Wizards on Monday, but they were the winners of Halloween. title: Basketball Team Shoots and Scores Big Halloween Costume Win image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt996261101409ddfb/69893d3b096a94f9226a3be4/portland-trail-blazers-halloween-costumes-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Basketball Team Does Not Come to Play With Over-the-Top Halloween Costumes  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2018 6:12 PM CUT  PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 22: Evan Turner #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers arrives to the game in a costume against the Washington Wizards on October 22, 2018 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 22: Evan Turner #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers arrives to the game in a costume against the Washington Wizards on October 22, 2018 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images)Cameron Browne—NBAE/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2018 6:12 PM CUT The[ Portland Trail Blazers](http://time.com/5425387/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-after-lymphoma-battle/ "undefined") might have lost to the Washington Wizards in Monday night’s game, but they were winners off the court, thanks to their truly remarkable commitment to the [Halloween spirit.](http://time.com/5430916/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-box-office/ "undefined") Upon showing up to their home arena, the Moda Center, players showed up in full costumes despite Halloween being over a week away. The NBA players didn’t shy away from going all out either — Blazers star and the NBA’s [best aspiring rapper Damian Lillard](http://time.com/4984913/lil-b-the-based-god-nba-2017-interview/ "undefined") showed up as professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin, complete with a “3:16” shirt, a championship belt, and a mask of Austin’s face, which earned Lillard a shoutout from Austin himself on Twitter. Moe Harkless got plenty of laughs for donning a costume that looked like Dave Chappelle’s _The Chappelle Show_ character Tyrone Biggums and rookies Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr. put up a valiant effort by arriving in inflatable kangaroo and ostrich suits. See the best costumes of the night below. > [](https://twitter.com/steveaustinBSR/status/1054550113241128960) > [](https://twitter.com/JaceKeepsItReal/status/1054532286794784769) > [](https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/1054503377718075392) > [](https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/1054530491225792518) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5432018/blazers-halloween-costumes-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5432018/blazers-halloween-costumes-2018/"},"headline":"Basketball Team Does Not Come to Play With Over-the-Top Halloween Costumes","datePublished":"2018-10-23T18:12:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:36.258Z","description":"Spooky season has arrived","url":"https://time.com/5432018/blazers-halloween-costumes-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports","halloween 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt996261101409ddfb/69893d3b096a94f9226a3be4/portland-trail-blazers-halloween-costumes-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt996261101409ddfb/69893d3b096a94f9226a3be4/portland-trail-blazers-halloween-costumes-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Washington Wizards v Portland Trail Blazers","caption":"Washington Wizards v Portland Trail Blazers","creditText":"Cameron Browne—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5432018/blazers-halloween-costumes-2018/","name":"Basketball Team Does Not Come to Play With Over-the-Top Halloween Costumes"}}]}] ```