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events France 24 En 2026-04-09

Harlem Globetrotters Teach Pope Basketball Trick

Members of the US exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters demonstrated finger-spinning basketball to Pope Leo XIV during a general audience in St. Peter's Square. The demonstration was met with loud cheers from the gathered crowd.


Members of the US exhibition basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters taught Pope Leo XIV to spin a basketball on his finger on Wednesday as they met with the pontiff at his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square. The moment drew loud cheers from the watching crowds.

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