Spanish nuns turn Lebron James as they play basketball in between making masks

Picture this: a basketball bouncing up and down the atrium tiles of a 13th-century convent in Seville, Spain. A group of nuns clad in their religious habits racing to get their hands on the ball and land the perfect shot through the hoop. Although this sounds like a possible scene from Sister Act 3, at the Convent of San Leandro, this is the scene that plays out during sanitary mask production breaks. Spanish reporter Alejandro Ávila was lucky enough to catch a rare glimpse of the sisters casually balling on their makeshift basketball court and thanks to him, we now have this badass energy zhuzhing up our lives.

Sharing this goodness with the world, Ávila posted a video of the nuns' friendly match on Twitter, writing: I never thought I'd see some cloistered nuns playing basketball. Today I have visited the convent of San Leandro, where their nuns have exchanged the elaboration of their famous buds for sanitary masks. Between sewing and sewing, shots to the basket. The reporter also wrote an article about his intriguing visit to the convent, where he'd gone to document the sisters halting the production of a special kind of nugget candy they're famous for to make masks for those in need during the pandemic.

Describing his experience for eldiario.es, Ávila wrote: The thick walls of the city of Seville hide treasures. Behind the wall of the Convent of San Leandro, one of the best-kept secrets of the city is hidden: the recipe for the yolks of San Leandro [a sweet treat]... and some nuns who give their all playing basketball. In these days of pandemic and confinement, they have substituted sweets for sanitary masks and, between sewing and sewing, they crush the convent's board, like Lebron James with habits.

According to Ávila, two baskets preside over a stunning courtyard in the convent cloister. Their makeshift basketball court is unlike any other, decorated with large flowerpots and a gorgeous fountain, and graced by the presence of a canine named Casia who remains vigilant while the sisters play, looking for that perfect moment to steal the ball. "Then the game is over... there is no way to take it away!" revealed one of the nuns with a laugh. The basketball hoops were reportedly loaned to the sisters by the previous mayor, Juan Ignacio Zoido, during a visit to the convent.

While the sisters at the Convent of San Leandro are famous for the yolks of San Leandro, the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown left them without customers. So, Sister Natividad—the mother superior—decided to switch their focus to face masks when she heard about the dangerous shortage of protective equipment. "5,000 masks have already left the convent. We know this from the number of plastic bags we spend. They leave 500 a day. They are made with a special type of fabric, called TNT (waterproof and breathable) fabric, like that of restaurant tablecloths. It does not tear like paper and resist ironing and washing. We have already verified it," she said.

When asked how their lives have changed since the lockdown came into place, she replied: "In particular, it has made life easier for us, because they bring us the purchase and we don't have to go out and do paperwork." Sister Natividad assures that the nuns do not miss "going out. A quick one gets used to this life. Our lives are monotonous: prayer, Eucharist, work, and rest." And a little bit of basketball during that rest.