VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met with NBA players at the Vatican on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), lauding them as “champions” and saying he supported their work on social justice.

The five players — Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver and Anthony Tolliver — were joined in the delegation by NBA players’ union Executive Director Michele Roberts and two other union executives, Sherrie Deans and Matteo Zuretti.

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