The San Antonio Spurs are hosting their first home playoff game in seven years on Sunday and arrived dressed for the occasion.
From Victor Wembanyama to rookie Carter Bryant, each member of the Spurs roster wore an all-black suit as they walked in at Frostbank Center. Spurs rookie Dylan Harper said that the last time he wore a suit was on draft night in June.
Some added a dark colored tie while others wore shades — but the nonconformity stopped there, giving off the look of a united team ahead of Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Forward Kelly Olynyk, who joined the team last summer, had the idea for the team to wear all-black suits, the Spurs told ESPN. Olynyk added a backwards hat and shades with his look.
When asked about the suits before the game by ESPN, big man Bismack Biyombo kept it simple ahead of the Spurs’ first playoff game since April 25, 2019.
“We’ve got to get this thing started right,” he said.
San Antonio enters its first round matchup against Portland as the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed. The Spurs went 62-20 in the regular season, their most wins since the 2015-16 campaign when they had 67.
Sunday is San Antonio’s first home playoff game since a Game 6 win in 2019 against the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs hadn’t reached the postseason since and haven’t won a series since 2017. But, at least in the wardrobe department, San Antonio is off to a strong start.
