Athletes Should Play In Costume On Halloween

The Cleveland Cavaliers threw their Halloween party Monday, and LeBron James dressed up as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. He looked pretty scary in the light:

And even scarier in the dark:

LeBron’s costume is a good peg to propose an idea: Pro athletes should play in costumes on Halloween. Pennywise is unnerving when he’s just sitting there, but picture a LeBron-sized Pennywise throwing down a dunk in transition, then doing that creepy dance from It. Andre Iguodala shouldn’t hog that mental image to himself; everyone else ought to be able to see it in real life.

Steph Curry is outstanding; Jigsaw is a funny costume. What if Jigsaw crossed a defender up then sank a 35-foot three?

This idea isn’t merely restricted to basketball. Picture this: Oilers-Bruins. Bruce Cassidy calls for a line change, and who should hop the boards but Star Wars characters:

Princess Leia scores a goal, with Darth Vader and C-3PO notching the assists. A few minutes later, Chewbacca delivers a rough but clean hit to Connor McDavid as Donald Trump:

The Oilers take exception to the check; Eric Gryba, inside that goofy inflatable T-Rex costume, drops gloves and fights Chewie. For a moment, the fans forget that the score is 26-14 and go wild.

Please do not add any input, as this proposal is already perfect. Thank you.