{"id":90485,"date":"2025-06-11T03:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/90485\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T03:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T03:30:10","slug":"victor-wembanyama-san-antonio-spurs-star-visits-chinas-shaolin-temple-pictures-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/90485\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs star, visits China\u2019s Shaolin Temple | Pictures inside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NBA star Victor Wembanyama<\/a> was spotted at the Shaolin Temple in China on Tuesday. The French star had ended his NBA season earlier due to deep vein thrombosis, a rare medical condition where a blood clot was found in his right shoulder.<\/p>\n

\"In In the now-viral image, the San Antonio Spurs player is seen with a shaved head at a temple in the Henan province, as per China Daily.(X\/@SpursGDP) <\/p>\n

In the now-viral image, the San Antonio Spurs <\/a>player is seen with a shaved head at a temple in the Henan province, as per China Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The image was shared on X (formerly Twitter) with the text, \u201cSpurs Fam\uff0cOne lucky fan.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama\u2019s China visit<\/p>\n

NBA, on its official Weibo page, said that Wembanyama was on a 10-day retreat in the temple, CNN reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a Shaolin Temple official said that they \u201care not aware of\u201d the 21-year-old star player\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

The temple, which is a UNESCO heritage site, is the \u201cbirthplace of traditional Chinese Kung fu and Zen Buddhism<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

A state-owned media outlet based in Henan confirmed that Wembanyama paid a visit to the Royal Temple, adding that \u201cthe relevant matters are not convenient to be disclosed to the public\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama\u2019s itinerary also included the Great Wall of China and Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Great Wall.<\/p>\n

In a selfie video shared on Instagram by the San Antonio Spurs, the player is seen talking about his fun experience at the Great Wall of China.<\/p>\n

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Will Victor Wembanyama be ordained at the temple?<\/p>\n

As per China Daily, temple sources have clarified that foreign citizens cannot formally be ordained at the Shaolin temple due to strict religious procedures.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama\u2019s last NBA season<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old basketball sensation has been out of action since February due to a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis. Several weeks later, the Spurs were eliminated from the NBA.<\/p>\n

The 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year was averaging 24.3 points, 3.8 blocks, 11 rebounds and 3.7 assists before he was benched.<\/p>\n

As per reports, the new season could see Wembanyama team up with Kevin Durant<\/a>. The 36-year-old will be an unrestricted free transfer at the end of the 2025\/26 season. Reports indicate that there is mutual interest between the Phoenix Suns forward and the Spurs regarding a transfer to the team.<\/p>\n

FAQsWho is Victor Wembanyama?<\/p>\n

He is a Frenchman who is part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n

Why did Victor Wembanyama leave the 2024\u201325 NBA season midway?<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a rare blood clot on his right shoulder.<\/p>\n

Where is Victor Wembanyama right now?<\/p>\n

The NBA star is presently on a visit to China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA star Victor Wembanyama was spotted at the Shaolin Temple in China on Tuesday. The French star had…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6,2840,474,693,19973,19974,19975],"class_list":{"0":"post-90485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-nba-season","11":"tag-san-antonio-spurs","12":"tag-victor-wembanyama","13":"tag-victor-wembanyama-china-visit","14":"tag-victor-wembanyama-nba","15":"tag-victor-wembanyama-san-antonio-spurs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114662619543659583","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}