{"id":350266,"date":"2026-04-08T23:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/pope-leo-spins-basketball-on-finger-with-help-of-harlem-globetrotters"},"modified":"2026-04-08T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:47:55","slug":"pope-leo-spins-basketball-on-finger-with-help-of-harlem-globetrotters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/pope-leo-spins-basketball-on-finger-with-help-of-harlem-globetrotters","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo Spins Basketball on Finger with Assist of Harlem Globetrotters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Pope Leo XIV<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Pontiff Point Guard<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">B-Ballin&#8217; with the Globetrotters<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T18:04:35-07:00\"><br \/>\n               April 8, 2026<br \/>\n              6:04 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-387d370ae085d40e0aa4825713e8465f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-19c8add7-5692-45b6-90c1-cfef176ac812-606905800-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-19c8add7-5692-45b6-90c1-cfef176ac812-606905800-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ambassador\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/16by9\/2026\/04\/08\/4049963e97634a1cbc3acff32fa6e39a_md.png\" alt=\"040826_pope_leo_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-387d370ae085d40e0aa4825713e8465f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c6cd1d5b588a39313affe17f456f32e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Pope Leo XIV<\/strong><\/a> remembers the good old days of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-jordan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/scottie-pippen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Scottie Pippen<\/strong><\/a> on his hometown Chicago Bulls &#8230; and, he&#8217;s clearly got some skills with the rock &#8230; or at least some great teachers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c6cd1d5b588a39313affe17f456f32e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8934fde39c749af12627bfbe0b1b054\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The head of the Catholic Church welcomed the Harlem Globetrotters to St. Peters&#8217; Square Wednesday &#8230; and they showed him how to spin a basketball on his finger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8934fde39c749af12627bfbe0b1b054--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac679c0a4abc47c977047bdbc43b1fe2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260408_55a64b2754af4008a63ed2202ee4016f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ba20a295-b789-4c5e-8c44-2401628af59f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/55\/4by3\/2026\/04\/08\/55a64b2754af4008a63ed2202ee4016f_md.png\" alt=\"pope leo Harlem Globetrotters sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac679c0a4abc47c977047bdbc43b1fe2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1332ac65029b17432e8440cfab3e8a17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check it out &#8212; one of the athletes starts spinning the ball while he gets the pope&#8217;s finger into position &#8230; then passes it off to him &#8230; sorta.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1332ac65029b17432e8440cfab3e8a17--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82b86be6b155ab9cc3a587aee50f508a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It looks like the Globetrotter&#8217;s doing a majority of the work &#8212; and Leo&#8217;s just standing there &#8212; but the pontiff gets an ovation anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82b86be6b155ab9cc3a587aee50f508a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b20de7f4bd6fba190c9c386253016dda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260325_6c2d4a63e27f420eb50cbebf29910905\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ba20a295-b789-4c5e-8c44-2401628af59f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2026\/03\/25\/6c2d4a63e27f420eb50cbebf29910905_md.jpg\" alt=\"pope-Leo-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b20de7f4bd6fba190c9c386253016dda--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90d9bc8af4c41585f076f5470e2f1e3f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s been in the job for almost a year now, and he&#8217;s had a ton of memorable moments &#8230; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/03\/pope-leo-xiv-poses-on-motorcycle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>signing a motorcycle<\/strong><\/a> for charity to reportedly skipping a meeting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a> after administration officials allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/08\/jd-vance-investigating-vatican-rep-threat-from-us-official\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>tough-talked the Vatican&#8217;s ambassador<\/strong><\/a> to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90d9bc8af4c41585f076f5470e2f1e3f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5b6b519a336489709272e01b5785f87\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Technically, the pope job is a lifetime appointment &#8230; but, maybe Leo could get a job as the Globetrotters mascot!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c5b6b519a336489709272e01b5785f87--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/08\/pope-leo-spinning-basketball-with-harlem-globetrotters\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV Pontiff Point Guard B-Ballin&#8217; with the Globetrotters Published April 8, 2026 6:04 PM PDT Play video content AP Pope Leo XIV remembers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":350269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2050,10311,8132,12684,2777,6310,8903,609,27000,1912,27058],"class_list":["post-350266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ambassador","tag-ballin","tag-catholic-church","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-leo","tag-michael-jordan","tag-pope-leo-xiv","tag-president","tag-scottie-pippen","tag-trump","tag-xiv-pontiff-level-guard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350268,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350266\/revisions\/350268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}