Victor Wembanyama shaves head, goes on a 10-day Shaolin retreat in China

Victor Wembanyama is out here having the wildest NBA offseason of anybody.

Photos surfaced Sunday of Wemby with a fully shaved head, rocking a gray monk robe, straight-up posted up at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou, China.

This wasn’t some fake AI thing. A couple Spurs reporters confirmed it’s legit.

Victor Wembanyama is in the middle of a 10-day Shaolin retreat, according to FOX San Antonio’s Dusty Garza, and apparently he’s been “deeply interested” in Shaolin culture. Based on the pics, he’s going all in.

Victor Wembanyama on the Great Wall of China

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

The trip to China started out pretty normal — Wemby was doing the tourist thing, checking out the Great Wall, trying the local food, snapping pics. But the Shaolin temple shots took it to another level.

The man’s listed at 7’3″ (and probably taller), so it’s not exactly easy to mistake him for anyone else — especially when he’s towering over monks in full gear with a completely shaved dome.

Victor Wembanyama in China

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

Honestly, seeing Wemby in Shaolin mode somehow feels less ridiculous than half the stuff he does on the court. The guy already looks like a glitch when he’s playing — pulling off moves that seem physically impossible at his size. So yeah, Wembanyama channeling his inner monk in the offseason tracks.

Victor Wembanyama at a Shaolin Temple

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

Victor Wembanyama entering Year 3 with the Spurs, and if this is how he’s getting his mind and body right? Good luck to the rest of the league.

Monk mode Wemby might be the final boss.

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

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