Victor Wembanyama Shaved Head Sparks Spurs Hope

Victor Wembanyama showed up with a freshly shaved head before the Spurs’ game vs Milwaukee, a look he first adopted after a Shaolin Temple retreat where he said the trip was meant to put "my body through things that it's not used to doing and allowing my range of movement and strength." The haircut is a small headline above bigger notes: his early-season peak (26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.6 blocks) gave way to a dip after a calf strain (22.1, 9.3, 1.9) with minutes carefully managed. San Antonio sits 27-13 but has lost six of 10 and enters on a two-game skid. Merlin sees ritual and reset, not panic. A shaved head can mark a mental reboot and Wembanyama’s physical plan matters more than aesthetics. If his body responds and the Spurs tighten rotations, tonight’s duel with Giannis will tell whether the reset sparks a revival.