Victor Wembanyama is preparing for his third NBA season in a very unconventional way.
The San Antonio Spurs superstar was recently spotted vacationing in China. Wemby was seen visiting famous heritage sites such as the Great Wall and enjoying the local cuisine like a true tourist.
A huge Spurs fan in China, @SpursGDP, and his friends got some pics of Victor Wembanyama visiting the Great Wall of China. Victor was said to be having a great time seeing some parts of the wall which are more than 2,700 years old. #PorVida pic.twitter.com/W0FfnWvVEO
— SpursRΞPORTΞR (@SpursReporter) June 5, 2025
Looks like Victor Wembanyama made a stop in China to visit the country and more…. #nba #porvida #sanantonio #gospursgo #NBAFinals (via IG chnhoops) pic.twitter.com/iacbk5v7ru
— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) June 5, 2025
Based on the initial photos and videos, Wembanyama’s trip did not seem like anything out of the ordinary. That changed on Sunday when snapshots of Wemby reportedly at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou began to surface.
Wembanyama was wearing a gray monk robe and had his head cleanly shaven. A couple of Spurs reporters confirmed the authenticity of the photos.
Victor Wembanyama shaves his head while visiting w/ monks at a Shaolin temple ( via @SpursGDP ) #nba #porvida #sanantonio #gospursgo pic.twitter.com/SL7Xaic6iI
— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) June 8, 2025
Someone just sent me this wild photo—looks like Victor Wembanyama at the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou, fully embracing monk life. Word is, his group already left the area on their own. The NBA is in trouble and they don't even know it yet. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JNXe0ExMK1
— SpursRΞPORTΞR (@SpursReporter) June 8, 2025
It’s hard to mistake someone else for Wembanyama, given that the Frenchman is officially listed at 7’3″ and believed to be much taller than that.
Wembanyama is said to be “deeply interested” in Shaolin culture and is in the midst of a 10-day retreat, according to FOX San Antonio reporter Dusty Garza.
It’s hard to mistake someone else for Wembanyama, given that the Frenchman is officially listed at 7’3″ and believed to be much taller than that. But the photos look so surreal that it’s hard to believe they’re not the work of AI or some photo editing software.
Then again, Wembanyama himself possesses a combination of size and skill that feels like the work of fiction. Pictures of him at a Shaolin temple are much more believable than some of his out-of-this-world highlights in his first two years with the Spurs.