Brady, Clijsters latest to invest in pickleball team

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and four-time large tennis champion Kim Clijsters were announced Wednesday arsenic portion of an ownership radical for a Major League Pickleball enlargement team.

Brady and Clijsters are portion of a radical led by Knighthead Capital Management.

"Of course, I'm excited astatine the concern opportunity," Clijsters said successful a statement. "But what excites maine the astir astir becoming an MLP proprietor is that I get to assistance signifier the aboriginal of pickleball, a athletics I person travel to love, with large radical -- who besides hap to beryllium immoderate of my champion friends. I'm thrilled to assistance showcase nonrecreational pickleball and marque an interaction connected the athletics done my acquisition gained successful the apical levels of nonrecreational tennis."

Brady and Clijsters are the latest large names to put successful MLP. LeBron James was announced past period arsenic an owner of different enlargement team, on with Maverick Carter, Draymond Green and Kevin Love, and Drew Brees and James Blake besides are investors.

The league, which was founded successful 2021, volition grow from its existent 12 teams to 16 successful 2023, arsenic good arsenic treble its yearly events to six. MLP said prize wealth is expected to surpass $2 cardinal adjacent season.

The 2022 MLP play concludes this play successful Columbus, Ohio.