NBA star Victor Wembanyama joins Shaolin Temple, Game of Death, Airbender memes follow
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Victor Wembanyama has ditched the chaos of the NBA court for some peace at a Shaolin Temple in China, and basketball fans are losing their minds.
The San Antonio Spurs power forward, sporting a freshly shaved head and wearing robes, has been spotted with monks in Zhengzhou.
While other players were letting off steam, the 21-year-old Frenchman has been journeying around mainland China, visiting the Great Wall, and even taking in some of the Volleyball Women’s Nations League in Beijing last week, before a 10-day change of pace.
Wembanyama has reportedly been meditating, training and sticking to the monk’s strict lifestyle while among them, and fans wasted no time in wondering what that meant for the rest of the league.
On one reddit thread, a Los Angeles Lakers fan said he was “truly terrified of Wemby now”.