Victor Wembanyama, the 21-year-old French NBA star, is currently spending 10 days at the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou, China, where he is focused on "closed-door martial arts training" and deepening his spiritual journey,

Victor Wembanyama embraces Shaolin discipline and Vassa meditation in a rare offseason of spiritual transformation.

As part of an offseason excursion to China, the 7-foot-4 Spurs center is taking part in a 10-day retreat at the 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple. Photos of Wembanyama, 21, with a newly shaved head circulated on social media this week, and the NBA’s China office confirmed that the Frenchman is at the Buddhist temple.