Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the latest superstar athlete to purchase the rights to a Major League Pickleball team.
Brady is a part of an ownership group that purchased the team for the 2023 season, league officials announced Wednesday.The group is led by Knighthead Capital Management, LLC.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters, Wall Street's Callie Simpkins, financial adviser Kaitlyn Kerr and Matt Alvarez make up the rest of the group.
Kerr will take on the general manager role. Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their quarterback after retiring. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) "Of course, I’m excited at the investment opportunity," Clijsters said in a statement. "But what excites me the most about becoming an MLP owner is that I get to help shape the future of pickleball, a sport I have come to love, with great people — who also happen to be some of my best friends." Pickleball has become known for being the fastest-growing sport in America.
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