Pope Francis tries his hand – finger, actually – at basketball in meeting with Globetrotters

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Harlem Globetrotters\', from left, Hi-Lite Bruton, Flight Time Lang, Ant Atitkson and Big Easy Lofton pose in front of St. Peter\'s Basilica, in St. Peter\'s Square at the Vatican Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis pulled off some trick moves in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday.

He had great instructors: The Harlem Globetrotters.

The basketball troupe met with the pope during his weekly general audience.

They presented a framed No. 90 jersey backed with “Pope Francis,” and encouraged him to play with them.

With teammates Hi-Lite Bruton, Ant Atkinson, and Big Easy Lofton looking on, Flight Time Lang got a red, white, and blue ball spinning on his own finger, then took the pope’s right index finger and let a smiling Francis try it himself.

The Globetrotters are touring Italy.

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