Victor Wembanyama and several Spurs teammates traded the basketball court for roller coasters and Halloween frights Sunday, but the 7-foot-4 star remained grounded.
Wembanyama joined Julian Champagnie, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, Tobias Harris and other teammates for an outing to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The group attended the theme park’s annual Fright Fest celebration two days before the Spurs’ regular-season opener.
The sight of Wembanyama in a magenta hoodie, trailed by his teammates, elicited screams of delight from onlookers and cries of, “It’s Wemby!”
Fright Fest transforms Six Flags into a Halloween-themed attraction featuring haunted houses, scare zones, costumed characters and thrill rides.
Make-believe Halloween horrors take over Six Flags Fiesta Texas during the annual Fright Fest. (Courtesy Six Flags Fiesta Texas)
While his teammates enjoyed the festivities, Wembanyama stayed away from the rides and roller coasters.
“I didn’t do any rides,” Wembanyama said at the Spurs’ Monday shootaround. “I can’t do it safely.”
When asked whether anything in his NBA contract prevented him from riding a roller coaster, Wembanyama said no.
“I’d rather not do it at all,” he joked.
The outing gave San Antonio’s young roster time together away from the court ahead of another highly anticipated NBA season.
The Spurs open their regular season at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center.
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