Basketball player teaches Pope Leo XIV how to spin a ball on his fingertip

Basketball player teaches Pope Leo XIV how to spin a ball on his fingertip

An unusual and humorous moment marked the visit of the Harlem Globetrotters to St. Peter’s Square.

During the audience with Pope Leo XIV, one of the players challenged the Supreme Pontiff to try one of the most iconic basketball tricks: spinning a ball on his fingertip.

The Harlem Globetrotters’ visit to the Vatican was marked by an unlikely interaction, showing a lighter and closer side to the leader of the Catholic Church.

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