Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country! It's gotten the attention (and money) of LeBron James and Tom Brady, who are now owners of Major League Pickleball teams, and is played by old and young alike. While pickleball has been around since the 1960s, it has exploded in popularity in the last few years – in no small part to people picking up the sport during the pandemic – where they could exercise outdoors. The number of people playing pickleball has increased more than 35% since 2020, with more than 5 million people playing the paddle sport.
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