New York Knicks fan spotted dressed as Pope Leo for MSG playoff game... after shock connection was revealed

One New York Knicks instrumentality was spotted dressed arsenic Pope Leo extracurricular of Madison Square Garden successful a Jalen Brunson jersey, with the daze transportation being the 2 well-known men being affiliated with Villanova. 

The recently installed Pope Leo graduated from the Philadelphia-area assemblage with a grade successful mathematics successful 1977. 

Brunson, present the person of the Knicks, was a hoops prima astatine the Big East schoolhouse from 2015 done 2018, winning 2 nationalist championships with the Wildcats. 

Brunson is not the lone erstwhile Villanova prima connected the Knicks, with teammates Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges besides playing nether Jay Wright. 

The unidentified Knicks instrumentality walking astir Manhattan's Midtown, and not Vatican City, wearing respective parts of the traditional Papal regalia and insignia. 

It didn't lucifer the bluish and orangish that represents the Knicks colors and those successful the emblem of Manhattan. 

Only the fans feet and ankles tin beryllium seen not successful a jersey oregon Papal gear, with formal pants appearing to beryllium nether the Catholic tribute. 

The Knicks instrumentality does implicit the outfit wearing a brace of Nike sneakers portion walking the New York City pavement. Not definite those would alert successful the Sistine Chapel. 

Pope Leo was elected the archetypal American pontiff successful past connected Thursday, with details astir his inheritance going viral soon aft achromatic fume appeared successful Vatican City. 

In summation to going to Villanova, Pope Leo is simply a Chicago autochthonal and was spotted astatine the 2005 World Series wearing White Sox gear. 

He besides spoke during an interview 2 years agone astir his favourite sport, tennis, saying helium was an amateur subordinate but clip devoted to his occupation got successful the mode of playing more.