'Tis the season for giving back, spreading cheer and, of course, dressing like Buddy the Elf.
Phoenix Suns strength and conditioning coach Mike Elliott joined several other assistants by wearing an ugly sweater for the Suns' matchup with the Mavericks on Tuesday. Except Elliott's look was a little different from his colleagues.
Training Staff Mafia members wore Suns Christmas sweaters. Strength coach Mike Elliott looks like an elf. #SunsVsMavs pic.twitter.com/dJod7o6Ndb
— Paul Coro (@paulcoro) December 24, 2014
This is Mike Elliott, the Suns' strength and conditioning coach. That's quite the sweater. pic.twitter.com/l2fE8lTRDl
— Tim Cato (@tim_cato) December 24, 2014
The Suns Training Staff bringing their a-game. Ugly sweater a-game. @realcowboy79 with the Buddy the Elf impression. pic.twitter.com/yuGzVIfQPz
— Espo (@Espo) December 24, 2014
Elliott was paying homage to one of the most popular Christmas movies of recent years, Elf. For comparison, here's Will Ferrell's character from the 2003 movie:
Perhaps spurred on by Elliott's outfit, Phoenix topped Dallas, 124-115.