CNN
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French 7’3” NBA star Victor Wembanyama may have just unlocked a new position: Shaolin monk.
Wembanyama, who ended last season early due to a rare blood clot in his right shoulder appeared to be looking for some off-season spiritual peace and strength at a Shaolin Temple in central China.
A widely circulated image showed the San Antonio Spurs center with a freshly shaven head, sitting pensively in front of small Budda statues inside a room typically used by abbots to receive guests.
Chinese state media reports confirmed on Monday that he was indeed at the temple.
The image, which CNN is unable to trace to its…
