Victor Wembanyama brought back his Wemby Halloween costume before the San Antonio Spurs met the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, dressing as Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher. The timing mattered because the pregame moment landed on a scheduled 8 p.m. ET tip and revived a routine he had already established in his first two NBA seasons.
Geralt Before 8 p.m. ET
Wembanyama's latest look leaned directly into The Witcher, the book series he follows closely. That choice kept the costume tied to something specific rather than a generic holiday stunt, which gives the pregame routine a cleaner throughline than a one-off wardrobe change.
Michael C. Wright noted that The Witcher is Wembanyama's favorite book series, a detail that turns the costume into a personal reference instead of simple dress-up. For the Spurs, it also turns a game-day appearance into a small piece of recurring team content that travels with him from season to season.
First Two NBA Seasons
During each of his first two NBA seasons, Wembanyama showed up to games in costume for Halloween. He put that tradition on hold in 2025 because the Spurs did not play during the holiday, so Saturday's appearance restored a habit that had already become part of his October routine.
Wembanyama entered the 2026-27 campaign averaging 25.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.0 percent from the field. Those numbers give the pregame costume more visibility than a casual entrance would have, since his on-court production keeps every off-court appearance in the spotlight.
Spurs Meet Timberwolves
Saturday's 8 p.m. ET start gave the costume a clear deadline: appear before the game, then move into the matchup. That is the practical frame for readers following the Spurs, who got a Halloween-flavored pregame moment without losing the actual basketball context.
The unresolved piece is not whether Wembanyama will keep doing this, but how far he will take it when the calendar lines up again. His first two NBA seasons already set the standard, and Saturday showed he is still treating Halloween as part of his game-day identity rather than a one-season novelty.
