PHOENIX, AZ – APRIL 20: The Phoenix Mercury welcome Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury on April 15, 2013 at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images …
Globetrotters draft Mercury's Griner
The Harlem Globetrotters have drafted WNBA dunking star Brittney Griner and New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
The Globetrotters also picked Detroit Mercy’s Doug Anderson, Northwood University’s Tyrone Davis and High Point’s Corey Law.
The 6-foot-8 Griner had a stellar career at Baylor and became the first WNBA player to dunk twice in a game in her debut with the Phoenix Mercury after being taken with the No. 1 overall pick of the WNBA draft. The Globetrotters’ North American tour runs from December through April and would not overlap with the WNBA season.
The Globetrotters already have two female players, TNT Maddox and T-Time Brawner.
Rivera, baseball’s career saves leader, is retiring this fall after his 19th season.
Being drafted doesn’t mean the athletes have agreed to play for the Globetrotters.
