Pope Francis Meets With NBA Players

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Published on November 24 2020 6:02 am
Last Updated on November 24 2020 6:02 am

Pope Francis met with five National Basketball Association players at the Vatican Monday and praised their work on social justice. Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver and Anthony Tolliver were joined by players’ union executive director Michele  Roberts and two other union execs.

Roberts said the pontiff sought the meeting with the players, who spoke about their “individual and collective efforts addressing social and economic injustice and inequality occurring in their communities.”

The players gave Francis a commemorative basketball, a book about the efforts players have taken, and an Orlando Magic jersey. 

 

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