{"id":32745,"date":"2025-06-12T16:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=32745"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:19:11","slug":"victor-wembanyama-trains-at-shaolin-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/victor-wembanyama-trains-at-shaolin-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama Trains at Shaolin Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is in China, but it\u2019s not just for sightseeing. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year is currently on a 10-day immersive stay at the iconic Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou.\u00a0He is expected to train in Shaolin Kung Fu, Chan (Zen) meditation, and even explore traditional Chinese medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos circulating on social media show the 7-foot-4 star with a shaved head and dressed in monk robes. One image even features Wembanyama seated before a row of Buddha statues. According to a post on the NBA&#8217;s official Weibo account: \u201cConcentrate on training!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in his trip, Wembanyama also made time for sightseeing. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKiCibbSNOU\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">appeared in a video from t<\/a>he Great Wall of China, saying, <em>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy,\u201d<\/em> while sharing his excitement from the historic site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will likely rejoining the Spurs for NBA Summer League activities in Las Vegas. While he won\u2019t play, his presence is anticipated during team events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 21-year-old Frenchman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/leaders?StatCategory=BLK&amp;SeasonType=Regular+Season\">led the NBA in blocked shots<\/a> during the regular season, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/victor-wembanyama-shoulder-out-for-season\">his season ending in February<\/a> because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/victor-wembanyama-shoulder-blood-clot-diagnosis-explained\">deep vein thrombosis<\/a> in his right shoulder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French national team are both hopeful he\u2019ll be cleared to play by the start of next season.  And possibly take part in this summer\u2019s European Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, though, Wembanyama is gaining strength and focus in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is in China, but it\u2019s not just for sightseeing. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year is currently on a 10-day immersive stay at the iconic Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou.\u00a0He is expected to train in Shaolin Kung Fu, Chan (Zen) meditation, and even explore traditional Chinese medicine. Photos circulating on social media show the 7-foot-4 star with a shaved head and dressed in monk robes. One image even features Wembanyama seated before a row of Buddha statues. According to a post on the NBA&#8217;s official Weibo account: \u201cConcentrate on training!\u201d Earlier in his trip, Wembanyama also made time for sightseeing. He appeared in a video from the Great Wall of China, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s crazy,\u201d while sharing his excitement from the historic site. He will likely rejoining the Spurs for NBA Summer League activities in Las Vegas. While he won\u2019t play, his presence is anticipated during team events. The 21-year-old Frenchman led the NBA in blocked shots during the regular season, despite his season ending in February because of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder The French national team are both hopeful he\u2019ll be cleared to play by the start of next season. And possibly take part in this summer\u2019s European Championships. For now, though, Wembanyama is gaining strength and focus in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,3,169,531,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-basketball","category-news","category-news-2","category-news-and-analysis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Victor Wembanyama Trains at Shaolin Temple - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year is currently on a 10-day immersive stay at the iconic Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/victor-wembanyama-trains-at-shaolin-temple\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Victor Wembanyama Trains at Shaolin Temple - 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