Pickleball
NBA’s Durant latest high-profile athlete to invest in pickleball
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets (Getty Images via AFP) Two-time NBA champion and former league Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant on Thursday became the latest high-profile athlete to buy a Major League Pickleball (MLP) expansion team. The Brooklyn Nets forward and business partner Rich Kleiman announced that their Thirty Five Ventures (35V) firm purchased … Read more
Tom Brady, LeBron James, Kevin Durant invest in pickleball
Will pickleball be just another fad?Image: Getty Images With the growing number of Nirvana shirts I see young people wearing, I’m eagerly awaiting the angst to match the apparel. Kurt Cobain’s era-defining band became popular because it was part of a movement that was in direct contrast to heavy metal hair bands and ’80s glam … Read more
Tom Brady, Kim Clijsters latest big-name athletes to invest in pickleball
FILE–Amy Pazahanick returns a shot to Bara Sebkova during the USA Pickleball Newport Beach West Diamond Regional at The Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach on September 04, 2022 in Newport Beach, California. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and former tennis world number one Kim Clijsters have become owners of … Read more
Former junior Wimbledon champ leaves tennis for pickleball
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 29, 2018 Noah Rubin of the U.S in action during his first round match against John Isner of the U.S REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Noah Rubin has been unable to hit the heights expected of him since winning junior Wimbledon in 2014 and the … Read more
Warriors’ Draymond Green buys Major League Pickleball team
Photo: Getty Images The 2022 NBA season is just about upon, with media day happening earlier this week and the first preseason games scheduled for the weekend featuring the defending champion, Golden State Warriors, and the Washington Wizards in Japan. As for Warriors’ All-Star forward Draymond Green, he’s got plenty of other things on his … Read more
Former NFL star Drew Brees buys stake in pro pickleball team
One of the greatest NFL players to ever toss a pigskin is now the majority owner of a professional pickleball team. Retired New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has joined the ownership group of the Austin, Texas, Mad Drops, the team announced Thursday. The Mad Drops’ minority owners also include New York real estate broker … Read more