{"id":50651,"date":"2023-01-16T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/rich-paul-urging-pro-tennis-players-to-switch-to-pro-pickleball-after-mlp-investment\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:24:48","slug":"rich-paul-urging-pro-tennis-players-to-switch-to-pro-pickleball-after-mlp-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/rich-paul-urging-pro-tennis-players-to-switch-to-pro-pickleball-after-mlp-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Paul Urging Pro Tennis Players To Switch To Pro Pickleball After MLP Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-dbd00e9503ce1ed2f311d362890307a4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-72bdea8b-00aa-442a-9041-5b663251ae77-745991059-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-72bdea8b-00aa-442a-9041-5b663251ae77-745991059-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/16by9\/2023\/01\/10\/b778f63dff0e42838db220ba80125ba9_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dbd00e9503ce1ed2f311d362890307a4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a6ba26c6d0a29716045645eb5208aacf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Listen up, professional tennis gamers &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rich-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rich Paul<\/strong><\/a> is providing some free enterprise recommendation &#8212; explaining to <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> he believes a profession swap to pickleball might yield big advantages for athletes in the event that they formally traded in rackets for paddles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a6ba26c6d0a29716045645eb5208aacf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c406a51a9dc95145d96a7fb06e5732b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Paul broke all of it down for us at LAX this week &#8230; a few month after he, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/patrick-mahomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/naomi-osaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Naomi Osaka<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-kyrgios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nick Kyrgios<\/strong><\/a> and others joined forces to personal a Major League Pickleball group.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c406a51a9dc95145d96a7fb06e5732b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9a27c9aeee7dcf9e9e528bb3731b6cc8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The founding father of Klutch Sports Group mentioned he believes the game is superior and about to take off &#8212; and famous that if a professional tennis participant made the swap over now, it would result in an enormous windfall of money and fame afterward.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9a27c9aeee7dcf9e9e528bb3731b6cc8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16354c8472252ece115df187fe52ac93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230113_c6ee366808db4e5495b70d83beac570d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:908b638f-6419-4b9f-a886-cfb72f5096f2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c6\/4by3\/2023\/01\/13\/c6ee366808db4e5495b70d83beac570d_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16354c8472252ece115df187fe52ac93--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39c4385ea609f28c5091428ca46a80e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Those that play tennis which may be, you already know, common or a little bit bit above common could possibly be actually nice at this,&#8221; Paul mentioned. &#8220;It could also be a little bit extra profitable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39c4385ea609f28c5091428ca46a80e9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4292154d4d7813699dc8520877b3d735\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He continued, &#8220;If I used to be somebody who performed a unique sport that was sort of, what I might say could be an evolution or considerably just like one other sport, and it was new, and it was scorching and profitable, I might check out it myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4292154d4d7813699dc8520877b3d735--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bfea0c8f934b0988856896499e2a7849\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>MLP started in 2021 with simply eight groups &#8212; however as the game, performed on a smaller model of a tennis court docket with paddles and a plastic ball with holes in it, has grown &#8230; the org. expects to have 24 groups this 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bfea0c8f934b0988856896499e2a7849--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-db3b97bbf7fdc6c61e8a6a3eeab73b03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-db3b97bbf7fdc6c61e8a6a3eeab73b03--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-684f0c3f00eb60333aa068a0222c2b50\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Paul&#8217;s new squad might be one of many &#8217;23 additions to the league &#8230; and he instructed us he is stoked for the potential it has, and the inflow of expertise that could possibly be headed its manner when folks understand it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-684f0c3f00eb60333aa068a0222c2b50--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2194802ff1f262283fb87fb3290e86c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for his finest good friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the King has additionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/09\/28\/lebron-james-draymond-green-kevin-love-pickleball-team-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>invested in MLP<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and is scheduled to really compete towards Paul&#8217;s group this 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2194802ff1f262283fb87fb3290e86c6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f3fb7d02fedbcb57e31df7913478b51b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Game on!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f3fb7d02fedbcb57e31df7913478b51b--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZSports.com Listen up, professional tennis gamers &#8230; Rich Paul is providing some free enterprise recommendation &#8212; explaining to TMZ Sports he believes a profession swap to pickleball might yield big advantages for athletes in the event that they formally traded in rackets for paddles. 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