Did champion Knicks get some divine help? Pope Leo seems to think so
Did the Knicks have some divine intervention in their journey from lovable losers to NBA champs this season?
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Page Six Hollywood Did champion Knicks get some divine help? Pope Leo seems to think so Published June 25, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET Author Jonathan Safran Foer gifted Pope Leo a Knicks-themed yarmulke Wednesday. Vatican Media Did the Knicks have some divine intervention in their journey from lovable losers to NBA champs this season? When Pope Leo XIV received a group of elite writers yesterday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House, “Everything Is Illuminated” author Jonathan Safran Foer was on the sacred scene and gifted the Pontiff a Knicks yarmulke, we hear.
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