By René Guzman, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-06-09 11:39:12
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马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 现身中国少林寺。这位法国篮球天才在古刹进行为期10天的闭关修行期间剃发。
嗯，这肯定比他新秀赛季前染发更有禅意。
马刺球星文班亚马再次在社交媒体上引发热议，这次是他全新的光头造型，配合在中国郑州享誉盛名的少林寺进行的为期10天闭关修行。
这座寺庙欢迎希望学习禅修、少林功夫、中医及其他传统文化的访客。
美联社已向NBA中国办公室证实文班亚马身处少林寺，部分中国媒体也从寺庙方面确认了他的行踪。NBA官方微博的一篇帖子中写道：“专注训练！”，同时透露了此次行程的计划。
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这张照片是文班亚马最新一张在网络上爆红的照片，画面中他身着从脖颈直至脚下耐克鞋的灰色长袍，新剃的光头在华丽的雕像和陈设的映衬下，沉思地微微倾斜着。
“维克托·文班亚马，在中国现场，就在长城上，玩得很开心。这太疯狂了。”文班亚马在马刺官方账号及其他账号发布到Instagram上的一段视频中说道。
文班亚马最近这次“支线任务”的其他照片显示，他与几位少林僧人在寺庙中共进餐，并沿着中国山间的一条小径，开启了他的精神与个人启迪之旅。
这次休假是《印度时报》所称“更广泛中国文化之旅”的一部分，其中包括游览中国长城和品尝当地美食。据报道，文班亚马特意调整了旅行计划，以便能全身心投入为期10天的少林生活方式的身心训练。
这座古老的少林寺已有1500多年的历史，被认为是功夫的发源地。
文班亚马预计将在未来几周返回美国，并很可能随马刺代表团一同前往下个月在拉斯维加斯举行的NBA夏季联赛。马刺队与许多球队一样，经常会让NBA阵容中的多名球员随夏季联赛球队参加各项活动。
这位21岁的法国人尽管本赛季因右肩深静脉血栓在二月（就在他首次入选全明星赛后不久）提前结束，但他仍领跑NBA常规赛盖帽榜。马刺队希望他能在下赛季开始时健康复出，法国国家队也表示希望文班亚马能代表国家队参加今夏的欧洲锦标赛。
文班亚马是2024年联盟最佳新秀，并被广泛认为是本赛季最佳防守球员奖项的有力竞争者。本赛季他出手403次三分，送出176次盖帽——NBA历史上从未有球员能在一个赛季中同时达到这些数据——在被诊断出深静脉血栓时，他场均贡献24.3分、11篮板、3.8盖帽和3.7助攻。
NBA历史上唯一一位在赛季中场均达到所有这些数据的球员是1975-76赛季的卡里姆·阿卜杜勒-贾巴尔 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)。
美联社对本报道亦有贡献。
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Wembanyama shaves his head as part of monk retreat in China
Spurs star Victor Wembenyama shown at Shaolin Temple in China. The French phenom shaved his head as part of a 10-day retreat at the ancient temple.
Well, it’s certainly more Zen than that dye job before his rookie season.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is once again turning heads on social media, this time with a newly shaved head to go with a 10-day retreat at the hallowed Shaolin Temple in Zhenghou, China.
The temple is a place that welcomes visitors who wish to study Chan meditation, Shaolin Kung Fu, traditional Chinese medicine and more.
The Associated Press confirmed with the NBA China office that Wembanyama is at the temple, and some Chinese media also confirmed his presence there with the temple itself. “Concentrate on training!” read part of a social media post on the NBA’s Weibo account, which also revealed the plans for the stay.
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That prompted the latest viral photo of Wembanyama, which features him seated in gray robes from neck to Nikes, newly shorn head tilted in contemplation against a backdrop of ornate figurines and furnishings.
“Victor Wembanyama, live from China, on the Great Wall itself, having an amazing time. It’s crazy," he said on a video posted to Instagram by the Spurs’ account and others.
Other photos of Wembanyama’s latest side quest feature him dining with several Shaolin monks at the temple and beginning his journey to spiritual and personal enlightenment along a narrow path in the Chinese hillside.
The sabbatical is part of what the Times of India calls a larger cultural dive through China, which included a visit to the Great Wall of China and local eats. Wembanyama reportedly tweaked his travel plans just so he could commit the full 10 days to the mental and physical training of the Shaolin way of life.
The ancient Shaolin Monastery is a little more than 1,500 years old and is considered the birthplace of Kung Fu.
Wembanyama is expected back in the U.S. in the coming weeks and likely will be with the Spurs’ delegation that goes to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next month. The Spurs, like many teams, often have many players on their NBA roster with the summer league team for various events.
The 21-year-old Frenchman led the NBA in blocked shots during the regular season, despite his season ending in February — just after his first All-Star Game appearance — because of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The Spurs are hopeful that he will be able to play when next season begins, and the French national team also has expressed hope that Wembanyama will be able to play for his country at this summer’s European championships.
Wembanyama was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2024 and was widely expected to be a front-runner in this season’s Defensive Player of the Year race. He attempted 403 3-pointers and blocked 176 shots this season — no player in NBA history has ever finished a season with those numbers — and he was averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.7 assists when the DVT was detected.
The only other player in NBA history to finish a season averaging all those numbers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
By René Guzman, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News