Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters

US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Pope spinning a basketball on his finger with the help of a Harlem Globetrotter player Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters Pope Leo XIV meets Harlem Globetrotters during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square Pope Leo XIV was seen spinning a basketball on his finger at his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square. Players from the US exhibition basketball crew, the Harlem Globetrotters, aided the pontiff, who learned the new skill in front of a cheering crowd. 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