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Takeaways 

MLP Playoffs 2025 (San Diego) – 5 Takeaways – The Choice Heard Around the World

August 19, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Beer City Open, Ben Johns, Challenger division, lea jansen, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa

After day 1 of the MLP playoffs on Friday, it wasn’t clear if we were going to get the drama

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) 2023 Mesa Season 1 – Live Random Thoughts

January 25, 2023January 29, 2023 admin 89 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, JW Johnson, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, rob nunnery, Sam Querrey, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

Live Blog for MLP’s first event of 2023 from Mesa, Arizona.

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Opinion 

What Tom Brady, Kim Clijsters, LeBron James and MLP’s New Format Potentially Means for the Future Landscape of Pro Pickleball

October 12, 2022October 13, 2022 admin 16 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, Kim Clijsters, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tom Brady, Tom Dundon

Breaking down all the latest news from MLP and what it could mean for the future of pro pickleball

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

LeBron James and Maverick Carter Headline Ownership Team Buying a Major League Pickleball (MLP) Team

September 28, 2022September 29, 2022 admin 18 Comments Ben Johns, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Thoughts on the Big News that LeBron James is coming to MLP

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

  5. Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current Structure – NML Pickleball on Winners and Losers of 2025 in Pro PickleballApril 13, 2026

    […] our 2025 Winners and Losers column, we wrote that the new schedule for pro pickleball, with the MLP season…

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