The NBA's social justice work has gained the attention of Pope Francis.
According to ESPN's Zach Lowe, five NBA players and representatives from the National Basketball Players Association are meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday morning. The group includes players Kyle Korver, Sterling Brown, Anthony Tolliver, Marco Belinelli and Jonathan Isaac, who is an ordained minister, as well as NBPA executive director Michele Roberts.
Union officials told ESPN that an intermediary for Pope Francis contacted the players' association last week and said the Pope wanted to learn more about players' work with social justice issues and economic inequality, including their plans to address these in the future.