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South Pasadena, CA - July 23: Pete Dinero, right, eyes a shot as his partner David Valera looks on as they play pickleball at the Arroyo Seco Racquet Club in South Pasadena on Saturday, July 23, 2022.Keith Birmingham | Getty ImagesThe pickleball boom is real.More than 36.5 million people played pickleball from August 2021 to August 2022, according to a new report by the Association of Pickleball Professionals released exclusively to CNBC. Earlier data pinned the participation rate of the sport at 5 million players in…

Pickleball is becoming a phenomenon in the U.S. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, 4.8 million people play pickleball, up 40% from 2020, making it one of the nation’s fast-growing sports. What was once thought of as a leisurely game has now turned into a professional sport thanks to the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA). This weekend, the PPA will be on display for the first-ever PPA Tour Bubly Team Championships. Four teams of seven players — six pickleball pros and one tennis pro —…

The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation & Icy Hot unveil the latest "Comebaq Court," refurbished athletic spaces helping underserved communities get back in the game, in collaboration with Alonzo Mourning at Overtown Youth Center in Miami, Flori on November 30, 2022. Rob Kim | Getty ImagesNBA champions Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning are reuniting to give fans reason to cheer again in Miami.The former Heat centers, who brought Miami a 2006 NBA Championship, are teaming up to refurbish a basketball court as part of a $20…

Jorja Johnson of the Hard Eights celebrates a point with teammate Cierra Gaytan-Leach during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle & Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.Emilee Chinn | Getty ImagesTwo rival pickleball leagues with big-time backers are joining forces.Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association's new VIBE Pickleball League have agreed to merge, the organizations said Wednesday.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combined league…

As pickleball’s popularity skyrockets, athletes, investors and companies are clamoring for a piece of it. As pickleball’s popularity skyrockets, athletes, investors and companies are clamoring for a piece of it. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you…

and the Epix (Gen 2), with Pickleball enhancements in their best sports watch head-to-head.  So which states are most obsessed? Selkirk, a pickleball equipment brand, analyzed geographical data from Google Trends across all 50 states for terms including "pickleball", "what is pickleball?", "pickleball rules", and "pickleball lessons". Each state was then given a total search score out of 400 to establish which state was the most interested in pickleball.Not surprisingly, states known as retirement destinations scored…

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center on May 16, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Sarah Stier | Getty ImagesBrooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is the latest celebrity athlete taking his love of pickleball big league.The NBA All-Star and his business partner Rich Kleiman announced Thursday that their firm, 35 Ventures, has purchased Major League Pickleball's newest expansion team.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.In…

Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws against the New Orleans Saints during the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Chris Graythen | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesSeven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and International Tennis Hall of Famer Kim Clijsters are the latest high-profile athletes to join the pickleball craze.Major League Pickleball announced on Wednesday that Brady and Clijsters are headlining their newest ownership group to buy an expansion…

Mr. James and his business partner Maverick Carter have joined a group of investors that includes NBA players Draymond Green and Kevin Love to purchase a Major League Pickleball expansion team, the league said Wednesday.  Other investors include investment firm SC Holdings; Paul Rivera, chief marketing officer for the SpringHill Company; and Relevent Sports Group co-owner and Chief Executive Daniel Sillman.…

LeBron James, the king of basketball courts, is one of the newest owners of a professional pickleball team.Major League Pickleball announced Wednesday that James and his business partner, Maverick Carter, will join its ownership ranks, along with NBA Champions Draymond Green and Kevin Love and others. In recent months, the sport's popularity has attracted several celebrity investors and become a big business.The all-star ownership group's interest in the sport came from playing it together over the past couple of years,…