Tom Brady will join LeBron James, Drew Brees, Draymond Green and Kevin Love as an owner of a pickleball team, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers star joined forces with tennis legend Kim Cljisters to buy a team. The sport, which is an outdoor racket sport, is growing in popularity, and a host of celebrities have already forked out to invest in teams ahead of a league expansion.
The Major League Pickleball (MLP) is looking to expand it's audience and has received a huge boost by the aforementioned stars. The previous season wraps up this upcoming weekend, where £300,000 is at stake for the winning teams. Next year, the tournament will hold six tournaments, with around £1.8 million in prize money available to winners.
Brady has been seen playing the sport with his children and has reportedly considered building a pickleball court in his garden, according to CNBC.
