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Mariano Rivera Drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, Becomes Honorary Member

class="ui-droppable">Is the entertainment business in New York Yankees' legend Mariano Rivera's future plans? Even if it wasn't, now it could be.

The Harlem Globetrotters selected Rivera on Tuesday (amongst four other athletes) in the seventh-annual honorary player draft, reports Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com. As an honorary member, players are given the opportunity to actually join the Globetrotters if they choose to do so.

Brittney Griner, college slam dunk champion Doug Anderson, NAIA All-American Tyrone Davis and High-Point University's Corey Law were the other four athletes selected by the Globetrotters on Tuesday.

The Globetrotters issued the following quote (via Marchand) regarding the selection of Rivera:

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